Narratives are central to our lives. We are story creatures, homo narrans, as Walter Fisher argues. From myths to gossip to daydreams, narratives permeate if not constitute the fabric of our social (and intellectual) existence. However, the stories that undergird our theory and our pedagogy tend to recede from view when we write in and for the academy.

If you wish to suggest a book review or are interested in reviewing a selected text, contact Keith Rhodes, book review editor for JAEPL, at keith.rhodes@kcmetro.edu.
 

JAEPL adds this new dimension to its journal to provide an exchange of stories on teaching and living. Therefore, we solicit narratives ranging from stories of teaching and living to stories that blur the borders between fact and fiction.

Helen Walker, JAEPL "Connecting" Editor
Department of Language, Literature, & Composition
Messiah College
Grantham, PA 17027