“You are like family,” I said to Morgen Reynolds last year at the Florida Storytelling Festival in Mt Dora, Florida. “I see you once a year for a reunion.” That sounds a little odd at first, but I was expressing the comfort of seeing someone you know after such a long time. We have listened …Read More
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Florida Storytelling Festival ~ Jan 23 – 26, 2020
“What story are you going to tell?” That simple question prodded me forward onto stage. My friend did not ask, “Are you going to tell a story?” She had heard all my stories. She believed that others should hear me too. She could not fathom why I would not just get up there. Inside, my …Read More
Florida Storytelling Festival moves to January 2019
“I didn’t learn stories, I just absorbed them.” ~Donald Davis Florida Storytelling Festival Come absorb stories in the Historic Mount Dora, the highest place in Florida. Don’t worry, it’s not that high, only 184 feet! The annual Florida Storytelling Festival celebrates the 35th year! Thursday, January 24 – Sunday, January 27, 2019 Nestled up against …Read More
SLAM Storytelling comes to FGCU
The contestants are on stage pouring out their deeply personal moments to a riveted audience. The laughter roars. Touching moments move us. We are all connected by the intricate web the storyteller weaves in just five minutes. It’s a contest, and the winner goes home with the prize for the best story. The judges are …Read More
Florida Storytelling Festival: “The Teacher”
“Perhaps we should love ourselves so fiercely that when others see us they know exactly how it should be done.” — Rudy Francisco There are special people in the world who teach us what love is. One of those people came into my life in middle school as a very special teacher and mentor. Mrs. Chennault …Read More