Author Archives: Jessica Piscitelli Robinson
Climate Change is Real
Climate Change is not just the name of our most recent storytelling show. It’s also a big, scary thing happening to our planet that is already effecting all of us. One of the storytellers from our “Climate Change” show, Sarah … Continue reading
Found: Storytellers’ Photos and Videos
Better Said Than Done’s last Saturday of the month March storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen was called “Lost and Found.” Hosted by Jessica Robinson, storytellers Erin Benbennick, Denise Bennett, David Foxworth, Sandra Hull, Joff Infante, Robert Lovejoy, Miriam Nadel, … Continue reading
Storytellers Heed the Call
On March 9, 2019, our Northern Virginia audience got a real treat – they got to see me perform! Oh, yeah, and also, they got to see Anne Rutherford and Norm Brecke perform. I guess, technically, that’s a little bit … Continue reading
Storyteller Spotlight: Miriam Nadel
Miriam Nadel is an aerospace engineer, craftswoman, blogger, and traveler. She is also the Virginia State Liaison for the National Storytelling Network and on the board of Voices in the Glen. For nearly 30 years, she has told personal stories, folk tales, … Continue reading
Storyteller Spotlight: Sandra Hull
Sandra Hull long used storytelling in her day job as a corporate IT trainer and instructional designer before taking to the Better Said Than Done stage in 2015 to share her personal experiences from A to Zamboni. In 2016 Sandra … Continue reading
Storytelling On A Winter’s Night
When our storytelling show, “On a Winter’s Night,” ended, I walked around The Auld Shebeen talking to people. I heard over and over again, “This was your best show yet.” After about the 5th time, I said to a group, … Continue reading
Adventure Calling
When I went to Tennessee to perform on the Exchange Place Stage at the National Storytelling Festival in 2018, I didn’t know what to expect. As a performer of true, personal stories for the past 11 years, I was worried … Continue reading
Storytelling World Awards
This week, Storytelling World announced the 2019 Storytelling World Awards. I am both honored and humbled to see Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors on the page with so many other fantastic books. Thank you to the selection committee of … Continue reading
Fairy Dust Stories
Our first regularly scheduled storytelling show of the year – the last Saturday of the month at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA – was “Fairy Dust: stories of dreams and illusions.” I always love to find … Continue reading
Peace and Justice Storytelling Show
For Better Said Than Done’s first storytelling show of 2019, we decided to stretch a little – not only in subject matter, but also in style. Normally, all Better Said Than Done shows feature true, personal stories – what many … Continue reading
