Stories

told by David LeBarron Click to listen. DavidLabarron About the Story I had so much fun at the NSN conference and was glad to be able to perform this story. I was nervous about taking my own spin on a … Continue reading →

Told by Willy Claflin WillyClaflin My dad got this all started – he told me stories every single night from about age 3 to 10.  This is my favorite story about my dad, told at the 2010 National Storytelling Conference … Continue reading →

Told by Rick Huddle Click to listen. RichHuddle I really appreciate that, when I’m working on a story, I usually learn something about myself. For this one, it was how much self esteem that I got from being a “good … Continue reading →

Told by Randel McGee & Groark Click to listen RandelMcGee About the Story In Western Culture, the story of “Sir George and the Dragon” is THE quintessential dragon tale of a daring knight, a lovely maiden in distress, and a … Continue reading →

Told by Karen Golden Click to listen KarenGolden Was published in Nice Jewish Girls: Growing Up In America in 1996 and is one of my favorite personal stories to tell. All the characters have passed away with the exception of … Continue reading →

by Kirk Waller Click to listen: KirkWaller Uncle Cleo means a lot to me for many reasons. Each time I tell and hear the story, it reminds me of all of the people in my life that have introduced me … Continue reading →

By Mary Hamilton Click to Listen: hamilton-rindercella About the Story I’m far from the first to tell “Rindercella” a Spoonerized “Cinderella.”  For years it held no appeal whatsoever. To me, “Rindercella” seemed like a memorized fixed text being recited rather … Continue reading →

by Saundra G. Kelley Click to listen: Saundra Kelly About the Story My dad was 10-years-old when his father died.  Left with two sons, three daughters, an overworked farm and a herd of Spanish cattle, the family worked hard to … Continue reading →

by Steven Henegar Click to listen: The Fighter Pilot About the Story I grew up under the flight path of a large mid-western air base. So, our perpetual neighborhood baseball games were wrapped in the sounds of bombers landing and … Continue reading →

 told by Elaine Muray Click to listen: Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnall About the Story I was introduced to this story via the preamble to it as told by “The Wife of Bath” of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. When I … Continue reading →

Told by Ina Buckner-Barnette Click to listen The Enchanted Song of the Magical Bird About the Story I fell in love with this story because it reminds us to be teachable and to value the child inside.  Both ideas play … Continue reading →

told by Mike Lockett Click to listen Lion’s Minister of State About the Story The story originates in India. My telling is a kicked up version of a traditional Indian Folktale. My telling includes both poetry and prose, along with … Continue reading →

told by Karen Rae Kraut Click to listen Barney McCabe About the Story Back in 1991 I heard this story sung by Sam Hinton, the extraordinary naturalist, oceanographer, folklorist and folk singer based in San Diego, California.  Sam learned it … Continue reading →

told by Mary Garrett Click to listen: Sheherazade About the Story Sheherazade is my hero. This is my favorite story and one of the first I learned to tell.  If only we could solve more problems with story, what a … Continue reading →

told by Michael Litzky Click to listen: Wisdom or Luck About the Story I adapted this from a story in the Pantheon collection Yiddish Folktales by Beatrice Weinreich. I love the “story within a story within a story” structure. I … Continue reading →

told by Connie Regan-Blake Click to listen: Taking a Leap in the Southern Hemisphere About the Story It was great fun bringing this true life adventure to the stage. I have done a good bit of traveling – (47 states … Continue reading →

told by Bill Ratner Click to listen: The Boy Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was About the Story I was nervous. I was booked at the 2010 NSN Conference to tell The Tale of a Youth Who Set … Continue reading →

told by Rona Leventhal Click to listen: Not Our Problem About the Story I love this story!  I have told it for many years, mostly to adult audiences, sometimes to school and family groups.  I also frequently use it in … Continue reading →

by Jeff Gere Click to listen: C.C. Camp About the Story The introduction to this story is a story. As the City & County of Honolulu’s Drama Specialist, I tell and hear stories in Senior Centers regularly. I heard this … Continue reading →

told by Jane Hauser Click to listen: Clothes, the Klan, and a Close Call About the Story This is a true story that happened in 1957 in North Carolina after the 1954 Brown vs. the Board of Education decision that … Continue reading →

Told by Ruth Stotter Click to listen: The Itinerant Storyteller About the Story Why do we tell stories? What does our audience want from their storytelling experience? How do we prepare and perform our stories? This modified Zen story tries … Continue reading →