Category: Booby Naked Stories
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No More Zombies! (A middle school comic adventure)
I told this story at the Houston Storytellers’ Guild 2015 “Liars’ Contest.” It was partly inspired by my recent adventures teaching at a middle school. It belongs to my Booby Naked story collection . Earlier this year I started teaching at Romero Middle School. I taught creative writing. It was my first year teaching, so there…
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The English Expert
True story of Abdyli Vasjari, an English teacher imprisoned by Albania’s communist regime who later taught at University of Vlore. Can a scholar in his 60s thrive at a post-communism university? By Robert Nagle.
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Booby Naked Story #4: Me vs. the Waterfall (New Braunfels Chute Adventure)
(I told this story at a local storytelling event a few years ago. This comes from my Booby Naked collection of personal stories). By the way, if you wish to visit this fun place, go to the page about tubing on the Comal . See also more of my Central Texas aquatic photos . When…
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Booby Naked Story #3: Look for the White Dots!
Texas storyteller Robert Nagle describes what he learned from working as a film projectionist.
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Booby Naked Story #2: Not a Messy Person
(I told this story at a local storytelling event a few years ago. This comes from my Booby Naked collection of personal stories). My name is Robert Nagle, and I am not a messy person. People say that, but they’re wrong; it’s all one big misunderstanding. Recently I filled out a thingie for an online…
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Introducing: Booby Naked Stories
As I mentioned last week, I will now start posting humorous personal stories on my blog semi-regularly. I call them Booby Naked stories after a stupid nickname kids in my class gave me when I was young. These are loosely based on facts, with some liberties taken here and there. The stories will focus mainly…
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Booby Naked Story #1: Middle School Drama Club
(I told this story at a South by Southwest live storytelling event a year ago. This comes from my Booby Naked collection of personal stories). Did you know Robert Rodriguez–the guy who made El Mariachi at the age of 23? Before making that film, he had already written and directed 200 home movies, starting at…
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Blogging is a careless activity; storytelling is not
I’ll admit it. This blog is something of a deception. I’ve been blogging for nine years, but in truth, this blog is only an afterthought to my writing. Keeping a blog motivates you to write semi-regularly. It’s a relaxing hobby (as long as I don’t scream too much about politics, that is). Sometimes it is…