Tag: jessica piscitelli robinson
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Braiding Stories
You can register to take all 5 weeks of winter workshops (including this one) starting on February 2, and running through March 2, HERE. Or, register HERE for: Braided Storytelling In this workshop, we’ll define “braided stories,” discuss different types of braided tales, and also when and if it makes sense to intertwine multiple stories.… Read more
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Braided, Fractured, and Re-Imagined Stories
Register HERE for: Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Stories Think outside the story box. In this interactive workshop, participants will take stories they know well and twist them, reshaping them into something new and different. After defining “fractured” and “braided,” we’ll focus on when and why to reshape a story. This is a broad workshop meant… 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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Winter Storytelling Workshops
Join me online this winter for a series of storytelling workshops to warm your soul. The first workshop, on February 2nd, is Personal Storytelling. Register for one or all five. Details and Registration Here You can register to take all five classes, or just choose the one you want to attend. The idea of the… 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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Stories of Joy
Stories of Joy and Connection: A hopeful storytelling concert with Laura Packer and friends Join storyteller Laura Packer for stories that remind us that hope, joy, and connection still abound, that darkness will pass, and we have each other. Laura and her guests will share stories that remind us that we are stronger when we… Read more
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Joyful Storytelling Show
I’m excited to emcee and give a heartfelt toast at Better Said Than Done’s Year-End Celebration and Storytelling show. Join us on December 4th for “Joy to the World,” a storytelling show with recipes! With emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Alton Chung, Jane Dorfman, Lyn Ford, Claire Hennessy, Eric Johnson, Anne Rutherford, Ria Spencer, Lisa… 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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Apple Pie Stories in Falls Church
I’ll be sharing one or two stories on stage in Falls Church, VA. Join Better Said Than Done Storytelling on October 4th, at 6:00pm, at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA, for “Apple Pie Stories,” with emcee Jack Scheer and storytellers Nick Baskerville, Catherine Calvin, Jennifer Hine, Jenn Kamara, Rishi Nixon, and… 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