The Storyteller | Mary Vee

I like to meet new friends and kindle previous friendships. But, living in remote areas or moving to new places can limit opportunities. Once upon a time the only way to meet a new best friend was face to face. Moving to new neighborhoods, attending community functions, basically getting out of the house gave opportunity to kindle a friendship. Today, new best friends can be made on the Internet. And yes, the friendship can be kindred and like-minded, and helpful. Stepping into another person's world doesn't have to mean literally putting your foot on the same ground anymore. Last week I skyped with my friend Casey, she in Oregon, I in Montana. We met three years ago on a writers loop and two years later met face to face in St. Louis at a conference.  The conversation on skype allowed us to have all the perks of a face to face conversation. We sat "across from each other" using our laptop cameras and benefited from seeing body language to clarify communica...