This One's More of a Rambler

Traditional storytelling may not lend itself too readily to the Internet. You'll want to take these tales off line to get the full effect. Below are a couple of resources to help you get started. Where I found my snazzy "haunted grits" t shirt: At the Moonlit Road website you can hunt stories by region and teller, listen to free audio downloads or purchase gifts online. Full texts are also available in this archive.

Check this year's tour dates to hear Utah Phillips' fabulous tales of riding the rails, wry-witted Americana, native folklore and grassroots activism while you still can! Or check out one of his spellbinding collaborations with Ani Difranco on Righteous Babe Records.

Still longing for a form of entertainment that requires a computer screen? Why not indulge in some text-based game nostalgia, circa 1982. Back before the GUI takeover, computer games were played by typing a series of elaborate text commands that generated a scifi adventure narrative also known as Interactive Fiction. Legend has it that you can still find IF enthusiasts roaming the web today. I wonder what Utah would have to say about the role of myth in the digital age.