What I Tell

Storytelling Programs

  • Customized Storytelling Program. Do you have an event planned? I can fit your theme and time frame.
  • “Legacy of Love” — Storytelling Program (1st performed Fri Aug 25, 2017, Naples, FL)
    Personal stories weaved together exploring how love touches our lives. Discover the legacy of a teacher, a song from the Civil Rights Movement, and one man’s love for his family.
    Time: 45 – 90 minutes
  • “Legacy of Love: Family Edition” – Storytelling Program
    Personal stories of growing up, moving to a new culture, and the people that helped me along the way.
    Time: 60 minutes
  • “Myths & Legends: It’s all Greek to Me” — Storytelling Program
    Beginning with Greek Myths, this set of stories explores the universal themes in folk tales, modernized Greek myths, and personal stories on the hero’s journey. Entertaining, mind-opening, and inspiring.
    Time: 45 – 90 minutes (flexible)
  • Showcase Events. I produce and emcee showcase events with local talent. Contact me if you would like to bring an event to your venue.
  • Workshops. Are you looking for an interactive and fun storytelling workshop for your group? Exploring personal storytelling is a great way to create community in a diverse group.

Storytelling Repertoire

  • Personal Stories
    • The Box
    • The Teacher
    • Love or Money
    • Balm of Gilead / Legacy of Love
    • Ninth Night
    • Recipe for Life / Rum Punch
    • More Than a Box / Where are You From?
    • The Family Book
    • The ICU (medical)
    • Pediatric Wards (medical)
    • The First Doctor
    • Butterflies
    • Gossip / Buttered Bread (first told at The Moth 5/2023)
    • The Library
  • Folk & Literary Tales
    • Skeleton Woman, Inuit folk tale, adapted from Clarissa Pinkola Estes and others
    • The Weeping Willow by Sheila Arnold Jones, modern folk tale
    • Joe and the Guru, fractured tale of the search for a guru
    • The Marriage Boulder, modern folk tale adaptation
    • The Man With No Luck, Irish folk tale
    • The Search for Truth, fractured folk tale
    • The Gift of the Magi by O’Henry (1905), literary story adapted for telling
    • The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs (1902), literary story adapted for telling
    • The Stonecutter, Asian folk tale
    • The Spring of Youth, Asian folk tale
    • The Emperor’s New Clothes: A Story of Fashion, fractured folk tale
    • Anansi and the Snake, folk tale from Jamaica
    • The Rich Man and the Lazy Son, folk tale (4 min)
    • There’s Nobody Here, ghost story (3 min)
    • The Three Sacks of Truth (folk tale)
    • Lucky the Leprechaun (fractured fairy tale)
    • The Little Bird That Didn’t Fly South for the Winter
    • Why the Mosquito Buzzes In Your Ear (African folk tale)
    • The Camel Driver (Middle Eastern folk tale)
    • The Juggler (folk tale)
  • Myths & Legends
    • Pandora’s Box (Greek mythology)
    • The Midas Touch (Greek mythology)
    • Deadalus and Icarus (Greek mythology)
    • Persephone and the Seasons(Greek tale)
    • Orpheus and Eurydice (Greek tale) – in progress
  • History Stories
    • Louise Bennett: A National Treasure of Jamaica, historical narrative
    • The Story of Kumbaya (historical story)
    • The Graveyard (Spooky story)
    • The Story of Santa Claus, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
  • Tale Tales
    • Billy the Best Friend, a tall tale that might be true
    • Beware of Bear
  • …. and more … always working on new stories!