Year: 2023

Porch Stories Set for Early January & Our 40th Annual Florida Storytelling Festival in Mount Dora

One of the many features at the 40th annual Florida Storytelling Festival is a chance to sample a variety of tellers, stories, and styles from our porch tellers. Free and open to the public on the famed rocking-chair-lined porch of the Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora, the storytelling runs from 10 am to 1 pm …

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Stories That Entertain, Educate and Connect Cultures We Welcome Eva Abram to the Florida Festival

Eva Abram grew up in the small town of St. Joe, Louisiana, in the Mississippi Delta. As a child, one of her chores was to collect rainwater for household use. It taught her that water is essential for life. She believes that storytelling is also essential, so to promote the valuable lesson of the importance …

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WHAT ARE FRACTURED FAIRY TALES?

By Mary Lou Williams, M. Ed.    Fairy tales reflect the world in which they originated – the medieval world.  They are patriarchal, hierarchical, and sexist.  Males are resourceful, fearless, and strong (emotionally as well as physically).  They don’t have weaknesses.  They are men of action, not thought and feeling.  They are still around as …

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Tampa Storyteller Jim Kissane’s Quest to Tell the Stories of Industrial America

Jim Kissane grew up in the Industrial Northeast and in a family that had its roots in “heavy industry” such as railroads, mining, manufacturing, logging and construction.  The stories that were shared with him in his youth inspired the direction of his career (and his stories). These tales enabled him to experience steel mills, the …

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