Story Exchange
Posted on February 1, 2013 under Storytelling with no comments yet
Thought I would let you know about my first “story exchange” at a local seniors apartment building. I went over last night with two stories in tow. One of them called ” This Old House” was written specifically for this group as all of them have had the experience of selling their homes and undertaking the big move before relocating to the apartments. I read the story and then gave everyone a chance to say a few words… more of an icebreaker than anything. They all gave a brief bio. It was amazing how many of them grew up in very large families and had large families of their own. Many of them grew up as children without running water, indoor plumbing or electricity.
The second story called (R)Aging Grannies was a tribute to this group of women who worked unbelievably hard. We’re not likely to ever see another generation of women quite like this. After the second reading, a few of them weighed in with stories. I got a great idea for my next story from one of them. Let’s just say it’s about dessert. It will be called ” Sinking Your Teeth Into It”. I’ll post it here after I meet with them again in two weeks time.
It was a delightful evening and look forward to many more. I will be publishing my next story after its release in The Casket next Tuesday. It’s called ” You Can’t Take it With You”. let’s just say it’s very topical for the month of February.
Len
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