Author: JESSICA
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Women’s Stories
It’s Women’s History Month, and women’s stories are something I am passionate about. In 2017, I created and launched Roar: Trues Tales of Women Warriors, an all-female storytelling showcase that has been performed by various storytellers around the country. That same year, I, alongside a team from Better Said Than Done, published Roar: True Tales… Read more
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Risk! and More
I was on the Risk! podcast. You can listen to my episode here, or listen to Risk! wherever you usually get your podcasts. Despite the episode title – Holiday Blues – I think my story is fairly hopeful and uplifting. But I’ll let you decide that. I am finding it hard to find hope these… Read more
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Flower Pic of the Day
Growing up, we didn’t have a lot. Sometimes, I felt jealous of other kids who seemed to have all the new toys and nice clothes. Sometimes I felt scared or sad because I knew my mom, who was raising us, was stressed. But my mom was also very good at finding the joy, and the… Read more
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My News
I have a newsletter. It goes out about ten times a year. It’s a great, centralized location to read a summary of both the stuff I have coming up and the stuff I just did. I promise, the newsletter has better words in it than just “stuff.” Mostly, it’s a way to find out about… Read more
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America’s Future
I have a new book! Okay, well, to be more accurate, I’m in a new book! I am thrilled to have a story in America’s Future AMERICA’S FUTURE: poetry & prose in response to tomorrow, the 50th Anniversary Anthology from Washington Writers’ Publishing House, features work from 164 diverse voices across the DMV–and as far as California… Read more
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The 2025 NSN Conference
The National Storytelling Network (NSN) Conference was held from July 17 – 20, in Kennessaw, GA. I was thrilled to attend and to participate. I had an amazing time just being there. The best part was, as usual, seeing and getting to talk to – in person – friends and fellow storytellers. Watching the performances… Read more
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New review of Stages
The Story Beast, the magazine put out by the National Storytelling Network, has a features section each issue called Book Notes, written by Jo Radner. In the summer issue, Jo wrote a lovely review of Stages: My Life in Stories. “Readers will find echos of their own life experiences in these stories.” Read the summer… Read more
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Writing and Speaking News
I publish a newsletter, approximately once a month. I should do more, with less. Isn’t that a metaphor for life? I tend to write really long newsletters, but not that often, whereas the accepted wisdom is that readers prefer shorter emails, which, considering how much I always have going on, is really difficult for me.… Read more
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The 2025 Women’s Storytelling Festival
I am thrilled to be a featured storyteller in the 2025 Women’s Storytelling Festival! Join me at the Women’s Storytelling Festival, March 20 – 23, 2025, both in-person in Fairfax City, VA, and live streaming online! The 2025 Women’s Storytelling Festival kicks off March 20 at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific with a virtual only showcase. The… Read more
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Mini Personal Storytelling Class
This 90 minute Better Said Than Done workshop will give some insights into what makes a great personal story, how to choose character traits and structures that support a short, personal story, and what to think about in the process of developing a new personal story. During the 90 minutes, participants will be given a… Read more