Every Day I Have the Blues

ReadOasis Step 2 Memphis Slim at the Piano Long black fingers were dancing. They were dancing on the white and [...]

A Culture of Bribery

ReadOasis Step 4(Part 1) It was two hours before closing time. But Mr. Lee had to ask his customers to [...]

Music and Mindfulness – with Christopher Hardy

ReadOasis Step 2 Christopher took his seat in the middle of the concert hall. A flow of people filled the [...]

Jesse James: Robber or Robin Hood?

ReadOasis Step 2 It was just past noon on December 7, 1869. Two brothers walked into a bank in Gallatin, [...]

Walt Disney’s Impossible Dream

ReadOasis Step 2 In 1934, Walt Disney began plans to make a movie. He wanted to create the first full-length [...]

Pocahontas: Indian Princess (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3(Part 1) John watched the river flow. The water was green and blue and abounding with fish. He [...]

Driving Motivation (Step 2)

ReadOasis Step 2 Doctor Harry Harlow made a difficult puzzle. At least he thought it was difficult. On a block [...]

Plots in Story Style Communication

ReadOasis Step 2 The bell rang. And the students sat at their desks waiting. The teacher was late. The clock [...]

A Story’s Call to Action

ReadOasis Step 2 Gandalf the great wizard looked down on little Bilbo the hobbit. And Gandalf said, "I am looking [...]

Find Meaning in Life’s Story

ReadOasis Step 2 On one dark day in 1944, German soldiers forced Guido and his family onto a crowded train. [...]