If you have been around the storytelling world for any time at all, you have heard the expression, “Stories connect us all.” The longer you are around this world, you will find more and more proofs of that. Many times, the connection is through the message or the theme of the stories wherein we hear …
Image-Google Images Thanksgiving is already under our belts (or should that be bulging at our waistlines)? But as the rest of the holiday season approaches it got me thinking about food, and how it shapes our celebrations, mirrors our many and varied cultures, and is simply an integral part of how we come together at …
By: Madeline L Pots I arrived in Jonesborough on Thursday afternoon. I have been to this festival many times, but this year I was an invited teller. I was scheduled to perform at Exchange Place, a concert that featured six tellers new to the national stage. It put me on the inside of the festival, …
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Photo Courtesy Google Image One of the needs of the human spirit, right up there with shelter and food, is the need to belong to a group. We need to feel connected to others and know that we have common interests and dreams. Many of us have found fulfillment in some areas of our lives …
Schools all over the country are back in session, and even though some regions have yet to feel a break in the temperature, our hearts know that fall is arriving soon in all its cool and colorful splendor. Picture credit, Google Images As a storyteller, the thoughts of upcoming autumnal telling opportunities are perhaps nudging …
Summertime, Summertime, Sum Sum Summertime! We are in the midst of summer and, in spite of a heatwave in many areas, folks are making the best of it – ‘tis the season of lemonade, watermelon, flip flops, family vacations, and air conditioning. Life takes on a different pace. Schools are out, so school storytelling opportunities …
No Summer Slump So, summer is here, school is out, and people are off in different directions going on vacations. Things seem somewhat quiet, don’t they? Why even the traffic in town is a bit less congested because of the absence of school buses making their rounds twice a day. Ah, but storytellers, stay alert. …
Six Is Better Than One Numbers, numbers, numbers. Do you have a favorite number? Is the number seven your lucky number? How about three? This year at the Florida Storytelling Association (FSA) we have a favorite number, too. The number is 33. Yes, that’s right. We love the number 33 because it is, including this …
Listen. Can you hear it? The word is out and is blowing in the breeze whispering to you that the 33rd Annual Florida Storytelling Festival is coming to life. Tellers are coming from far and wide, as are attendees, a.k.a. listeners. Stories are simmering on the burners of those tellers’ stoves and will come to …
