A UNIQUE storytelling project has united patients and helped them come to terms with their illnesses.

The journey to rediscover their roots began by drawing pictures of a place they call home.

Queen Ann Bassett told many stories to Dale and the kids. One story was about some train robbers who got $50,000 in gold and silver coins. The posse chased them down from Laramie, Wyo., into Irish Canyon and caught up with them holed up in a cabin at the lower end of Browns Park on the Green River near Jessie Ewing Canyon.

Every third Sunday of the month, a group of "Gen Y" yarn spinners regale audiences with edgy tales of woe, wisdom and awkward situations. They call themselves the Rockstar Storytellers.

" Shrek Forever After" - also billed as " Shrek : The Final Chapter" and simply " Shrek 4" - plays it straight and, in doing so, loses sight of its inspiration.