Stories

sung by Mike Agranoff Click to listen agranoff-song I’ve always loved self-referential humor. Monty Python, Max Fleischer, and Warner Brothers cartoons used the device of a conflict between the author and his character to great effect.  This one was written by Andy Breckman, whom I first saw performing at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.  But he’s

told by Harriet Cole click to listen Harriet Cole Once upon a time I wrote an historical novel called Macbeth’s Mother. Yes, that Macbeth. I was intrigued by his (probable) half-brother, Thorfinn the Black, of Orkney, who had an equal claim to the Scottish throne. Thorfinn was the son of a Norseman and I told

Told by Joyce Story Click to listen Joyce Story Like all the stories in Joyce’s book Tales of the Sonoran Desert, these two stories captivate the listener with the light they cast on the unique desert that lies in the southwestern US and in Mexico. Giving voice to the desert’s plants and animals, the stories

told by Sandy Oglesby click to listen Sandy Oglesby Have you ever heard your phone ring at 3:00am in the morning and hated to pick up the phone thinking something awful must have happened to someone you love? This is “that” story. It was such a huge honor to tell at the NSN Conference. What

told by Noa Baum Click to listen Noa Baum “So… how did you two meet?” For years I’d been telling the story around the dinner table about my American blind date. But it took me 20 years to craft it for telling before an audience. Just because something happened doesn’t make it into a story

Told by Ken Galipeau Click to listen galipeau About the Story This story comes from the most important and joyous time of my life. Though I grow up in New Jersey, having a summer place in Rhode Island next to my relatives, including Uncle Ish, was one of the best things my parents did for

told by Joanna Demarest Click to listen demarest About the Story Love of family, country, and the men who fight to preserve our freedom are the central themes of Unexpected Guests, a true-life tale of a 16 year old girl and her encounter with 8 Marines on a Florida beach.  This humorous tale tells how,

told by Sheila Arnold Click to listen arnold About the Story “Simon and Susannah” was my signature story when I was a Storyteller at Colonial Williamsburg (VA).  When I first read the story, there was no “attachment” to Virginia, so I added the part about the Blue Ridge Mountains.  When I started telling full time,

Told by Linda Goodman Click to listen goodman Children have a tendency to be selfish, and I was no exception.  As long as I got what I wanted, I did not care about anything else. My baby sister Evelyn, on the other hand, always put the interests of others above her own. Like the character