Storyteller, Author, Keynote Speaker, & Teacher

NSN Conference 2026
2026-07-23 16:00 - 2026-07-26 11:00 (America/New_York) | VA
I will be telling a story alongside Alton Chung, Lyn Ford, and Miriam Nadel in a presentation on Saturday, July 25th, at 4:00pm CT. I will also be receiving an ORACLE Award for Distinguished National service and performing in the ORACLE Concert that follows the Awards Ceremony. Mostly, I will be there for all the stories and the community. I hope you will come, or watch online, too. The NSN Conference is always fabulous.
Details and Registration Here
I will be running the video stream for the virtual pass, alongside Heather Forest. I have been told that the quality of the live stream (and subsequent video recordings) are very good. If you’ve watched the Women’s Storytelling Festival, or the past two years of the NSN Conference, you’ll know the quality you can expect. So, come to Texas, or watch online, but do NOT miss this conference!

The Good Liars Club Festival 5
2026-08-01 15:00 - 21:00
As has now become tradition, I will be emceeing one showcase, and telling a good lie in another in the 5th Annual Good Liars Club Festival, brought to you by the goodest liars of them all Norm Brecke and Anne Rutherford.
Saturday, August 1 —Live on Zoom, Anne & Norm present:
Good Liars Club Festival 2026 (5th Annual)
6 showcases of 24 fabulous storytellers stretching the truth in good-natured fun.
4th Showcase:
Four Fantastic Fabulators
3 pm PDT/ 4p MDT/ 5p CDT/ 6 p EDT
Naomi Faw, Steve Daut, Sheila Arnold, Jessica Robinson
& MC Norm Brecke fire up a frenzy of funny.

Register, Donate, Festival Schedule: https://www.anne-norm.com/goodliarsclub

5th Showcase:
Penultimate Prevaricators
4pm PDT/ 5p MDT/ 6p CDT/ 7p EDT
Dave Tarvin, Karin Amano, Tim Ereneta, Kirk Waller
& MC Jessica Robinson prompt merriness and glee.
Register, Donate, Festival Schedule: https://www.anne-norm.com/goodliarsclub

The Story Space Online
2026-08-11 19:00 - 21:00
I will be performing a 45 minute version of my solo show, “The Little People.” I am the featured storyteller, but there is an open mic and I hope you will come to share a story and to listen to mine. The Story Space is wonderfully inviting. First-time Tellers encouraged.
August 11, 2026
6:45pm – 9:00pm EDT
Open Telling (8 minutes) followed by a Featured Storyteller.
Online. Free. Donations welcome.
Register and Find the Link to Donate on August 11th HERE.
The Story Space is EVERY TUESDAY – so check them out before and after August 11th as well!

Huzzah - 15 years of storytelling
2026-09-03 19:00 - 21:00
I am thrilled to be performing in Better Said Than Done’s 15 Year Celebration Storytelling Show at Jammin Java, in Vienna, VA on September 3rd.
Join Better Said Than Done on September 3rd at Jammin’ Java for Huzzah: a storytelling show celebrating 15 years of amazing stories. In the past 15 years, we’ve heard hundreds of incredible stories and hundreds of fabulous storytellers. We’d bring them all back on stage if we could, but for this one night, we’re bringing back some of our favorites to help us celebrate. This show’s nine storytellers and two emcees have appeared on PBS’ Stories from the Stage, NPR’s The Moth Radio Hour, the Risk! Podcast, at the Kennedy Center, in the National Storytelling Festival, and, of course, on Better Said Than Done stages. Join us for Huzzah!, with emcees Bonnie Gardner and Jack Scheer and storytellers Nick Baskerville, J.R. Denson, John Kreul, Carol Moore, Joe Morice, Miriam Nadel, Ravi Pimplaskar, Jessica Robinson, and Delegate Holly Siebold!
Tickets Here
Jammin’ Java is located at 227 Maple Ave E., Vienna, VA 22180. A full dinner and bar menu will be available before and during the show. Storytelling starts at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm. Get your tickets and reserve your seats now.
The stories may be personal, but you will experience them as if you were there. They may be true, despite being unbelievable. And as always, Better Said Than Done’s storytelling show will prove that life is better in the telling.
