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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, … Continue reading

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Storyteller Spotlight: Nick Baskerville

Nick Baskerville has had the honor of serving in the United States Air Force for 10 years, followed by 4 years in the United States Air Force Reserves. Nick has 19 years of fire service time, with 16 years of … Continue reading

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A Climate Change in Storytelling

Better Said Than Done’s April storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA was called “Climate Change.” Storytellers Bill Burton, Barbara Fornoff, Robert Lovejoy, Jack Pelar, Jessica Robinson, Margarita Rozenfeld, Sarah Snyder and Sufian Zhemukhov shared … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Storyteller Spotlight: Jessica Robinson

Jessica Robinson is the founder of Better Said Than Done, Northern Virginia’s premiere storytelling troupe.  In addition to performing at Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN in 2018, Jessica has performed stories for Story District, Tales in the … Continue reading

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Storyteller Spotlight: Norm Brecke

Norm Brecke: Storyteller, Teacher, Workshop Leader 2002 – present. Norm Brecke is a spirited storyteller who loves a good story. He was a teacher for fifteen years and told daily in his classroom as well as teaching storytelling to intermediate students. … Continue reading

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