• When Our Stories Transform

    Posted by NEST on January 4, 2019

      Jim Brulé  © 2019 Years ago I was telling one of my favorite stories (“The Dead Fiancee”) when a completely unexpected thing happened. At the very end of the story, the protagonist offers…


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  • Reflections on Primary Sources

    Posted by NEST on December 21, 2018

    Arnie Pritchard © 2018 Last Veterans’ Day our church’s congregation was invited to bring in mementos of our own or family members‘ military service to display during coffee hour.   I brought in several items,…


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  • Be Loud, Be Loud – But Not Too Loud

    Posted by NEST on December 14, 2018

    Simon Brooks © 2018 This autumn (September 2018) I watched a non-storytelling performer do his act. He had a portable system and was thrilled with it. However, out in the audience…


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  • STF Presenter, Meghann Perry

    Telling My Story

    Posted by NEST on March 20, 2018

    © Meghann Perry, 2018 STF Presenter I step up to the podium, clutching my tattered papers in my shaking hands, sweating inside my suddenly too-tight shirt. I don’t know how to do this! But the…


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  • NEST Storyteller - Madelyn Folino

    Not Quite the Way I Pictured It

    Posted by NEST on March 17, 2018

    ©2018 by Madelyn Folino, 2018 STF Presenter   I had been searching for the lost photo for decades. It would settle a simple argument with my children, skeptics all, that once upon a time, I really…


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  • NEST Storyteller - Judith Heineman

    Beyond the Traditional Tale

    Posted by NEST on February 26, 2018

    “Once Upon a Time,” “Mukashi, Mukashi,” “It was or it was not,” “Si lo creo, o no,”  are words that bring us to the other side of the Looking Glass. These beginnings open doors…


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  • A Peek at Busking  ~ Tips for Performance

    Posted by NEST on February 22, 2018

    © by Papa Joe Gaudet, 2018 STF Presenter There are a lot of storytelling venues that follow the general format of the street performance. Examples include larger festivals like First Nights and Old Home Days,…


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  • STF presenter, Eshu Bumpus

    Dear Gingerbread Man

    Posted by NEST on January 29, 2018

    © Eshu Bumpus, 2018 STF Presenter   Eshu loves to reimagine old stories, playing with genre, time, setting, and the identities and motivations of the characters. Want a sample? Here’s a letter he’s written to an…


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  • Keynote Presenter Announced for Sharing the Fire 2018

    Posted by NEST on August 30, 2017

    Keynote and Friday Performer – Tim Tingle, award-winning audiencestoryteller and author, will share insights into authenticity –insights gained as an Oklahoma Choctaw whose ancestorswalked the Trail of Tears. Tim tells the tales in the tradition ofhis elders, with respect, truthfulness, and generosity. Read More


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  • Opening of Sharing the Fire 2017

    Thank You for a Wonderful 2017 Sharing the Fire Conference

    Posted by NEST on August 16, 2017

    Sharing the Fire 2017 is past but we remember the inspiring keynote, the wonderful workshops and the joy of being part of the storytelling community in the Northeast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN83rRRq1Ps


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