Tag Archives: online show
Fear Factor
What are you afraid of? Spiders? The dark? Climate change? There are plenty of things in this world to scare you, and none of us is completely without fear. But fear isn’t all bad. In facing our fears, we gain … Continue reading
For Goodness’ Sake
Here we are in the tough, grey days of the year. Six more weeks of winter and no twinkly lights to take the edge off. I don’t know about you, but this is the time when I need to know … Continue reading
Clean Slate
Late each December I buy a new scenic wall calendar for the coming year. At some point in the lull between present giving and watching the ball drop, I crack that calendar open and flip the front cover over to … Continue reading
Dirty Laundry
Out with the old, in with the new! The beginning of a new year can prompt us, both figuratively and literally, to throw open our windows and air out our homes. The stagnant atmosphere rushes out and our spaces and … Continue reading
Ye Olde Days
When I think of the “good old days,” I sometimes struggle to think what was so good about them! So, I figured I would ask the creative storytellers of our upcoming storytelling show, “Back in My Day: Stories of the … Continue reading
Gravity
When I think of storytelling, I tend to think about how stories touch me. Whether it’s the powerful emotions that can be stirred by someone’s true story or how the imagination is fired up by a rousing fairy tale or … Continue reading
Faeries’ Tales
The everyday world can be a tad mundane, even in such unsettled times as these. Luckily, there’s an easy cure when life turns humdrum and stale – the magic of stories! Sometimes we reach for the fantastic, losing ourselves in … Continue reading
Black Stories Matter 2021
Join Better Said Than Done on Thursday, June 10th, for our second annual Black Stories Matter show. Tickets are on sale now! Though this is a storytelling show, it is also a fundraiser. Proceeds benefit the Fairfax County NAACP. Karen … Continue reading
Ten Years, Two Virtual Hurrahs
This May marks the 10th anniversary of Better Said Than Done. Our community has grown a lot in the last decade, so much so that it’s going to take two storytelling shows to celebrate it! We’re also marking the end … Continue reading
The Great Outdoors
We’ve all spent a lot of time cooped up in our homes these last few months. The usual winter weather, compounded by lockdown restrictions, means we are now very familiar with the interiors of our respective domiciles. Isn’t it time … Continue reading
