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Women Roar in Storytelling Show

On April 30, 2017, 9 women storytellers will take the stage at Jammin’ Java in Vienna and tell it like it is. Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors April 30, 2017 7:30PM Show Doors Open 6:30PM Jammin’ Java 227 Maple … Continue reading

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He Said, She Said – Storytelling with at least two sides

He Said, She Said: stories with a point of view, or two February 25th, 2017 7:00PM Show/Doors Open at 6:00PM The Auld Shebeen, downstairs 3971 Chain Bridge Rd. Fairfax, VA Join host Jessica Robinson and storytellers Richard Barr, Catherine Calvin, … Continue reading

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Inaugural Storytelling Show Videos

Did you miss the “Inauguration?” If so, you missed the best show. It was huge. Seriously, we had a great inaugural storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in downtown Fairfax, VA.  Hosted by Jessica Robinson, storytellers shared not only their … Continue reading

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Inauguration Storytelling Show

This January, Better Said Than Done kicked off 2017 with an appropriately titled storytelling show, “Inauguration: stories of ceremonies, beginnings and Presidential stuff,” at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. Hosted by Better Said Than Done founder Jessica Robinson, the … Continue reading

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My Daughter, the Storyteller

I’m teaching my daughter to tell stories. At 3 and a half years old, what this mostly involves is my husband and I telling and reading her stories and, of course, asking her lots of questions. On occasion, when I … Continue reading

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Inaugural show of 2017

January is a time for new beginnings. Listen to ours at — Inauguration: true stories of beginnings and presidential stuff Saturday, January 28, 2017 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:00 PM) The Auld Shebeen – downstairs 3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, … Continue reading

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Roar – Call for Story Submissions

Call for Anthology Submissions This is a call for submissions for a collection of stories entitled Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors. The book will be published in April 2017, and launched at the Better Said Than Done storytelling show … Continue reading

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Roar: Call to Action

This is a call for submissions to perform a true, personal story, live, on Sunday, April 30th, 2017, at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, VA.  The storytelling show will run from approximately 7:30PM to 9:15PM and is called “Roar: True Tales … Continue reading

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A 2016 Retrospective

I’m taking a card from “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” and saying that, though 2016 was pretty awful, there was at least an hour and a half each month that wasn’t entirely horrible. Here’s a look back at some of … Continue reading

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A Tradition of Storytelling Videos

Thanksgiving weekend, Better Said Than Done hosted our last storytelling show of the year at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. We called it “Tradition!” Watching the videos is not nearly as wonderful as attending the show, but how could … Continue reading

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