I just got great news from the Folklife festival. Seven of the eight tellers booked to perform at their storyslam are from FGS! Some of the best tellers in the PNW come through our doors, and I’m always happy to see them shining on different stages in front of bigger audiences. I’ll send out a link for tickets when I get that info.
Folklife
Friday, May 22nd – 6pm-8pm – StorySlam in Center Theater
Theme: Ubuntu/Belonging
Paul Barach
Jeff Birsall
Robert McPhail
Saloni Singh
Tracey Croisier
Mike Lockhart
Tom Rawson
Joanna Demarest
MC – Paul Currington
Our next show is coming up this Thursday. I hope a bunch of you bring stories to share. The theme is, “Better late than never.”
Earlier today, I drove up to Tacoma to have coffee with a friend and regular teller at our show. I told her I had a story that would fit perfectly with this month’s theme, but couldn’t get a handle on what it was about. It’s close to being done, but there’s something about this story that I can’t get a handle on. We weren’t able to figure that out over coffee, but she asked some good questions, and I think I’m on the right track now.
Never waste an opportunity to try out a story on a friend. Stories aren’t stories until they’re told, and it’s in the telling that we find ways to make them better. With a little luck and a lot of work, I’ll have this new story ready for the April show.
In the meantime, here’s a story I love from the Seattle Moth. When I saw it a few years ago, I asked the woman to tell it at our show. She did, and I loved it even more when I heard it live. Thank you, Cindy, for sharing it one more time with us.
See you Thursday! Write me directly if you want help on a story.
Paul
freshgroundstories@gmail.com
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