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Winning Storytellers Divulge Their Tips (Part 2)

bjennings — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:18:55 +0000

Yesterday I posted storytelling tips from some of our 2012 Summer Grand Slammers who are scheduled to take the stage at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts this Saturday night. Here are a few more pearls of wisdom straight from this season’s Grand Slam line-up. Read advice on the dos and don’ts of storytelling from Slammers Chris, Marjorie, Bernardo, Diana, Jake, and Lansie. Popular FPA storyteller, Martha also shared a tip. Martha will be leading a pre-show micro-story workshop, Storytelling in Hyperdrive, before the Grand Slam. Be sure to witness each of our Slammers’ storytelling prowess in action and watch the videos of their winning performances below!

Chris: Telling a story in front of a bunch of people can be extremely painful. Do your best to look like *you* are enjoying the telling of the story. Enthusiasm is contagious.

Chris, Winning Storyteller – “Family Feud” First Person Arts StorySlam
Marjorie : A dear friend and stand up comic once told me: “the minute you try to impress or look good you will die a humiliating death. Don’t worry about the audience, just connect with your emotional truth and have fun.”

Marjorie, Winning Storyteller – “Naughty or Nice” First Person Arts StorySlam
Bernardo: Show respect for the stage. It is a sacred place. Listen to the audience, if they laugh, if they are quiet,if they are restless…. and enjoy every reaction.You might think it is a monologue but it is a dialogue in between you and the audience.

Bernardo, Winning Storyteller – “Against the Odds” First Person Arts StorySlam
Diana: Establish high stakes as quickly as you can.

Diana, Winning Storyteller – “Daily Grind” First Person Arts StorySlam
Jake: The audience doesn’t know you. A lot of stories we tell are to familiar audiences who know us, our friends, the places we go, the music we listen to. That means that the audience is interested because they already care about us and our universe. Strangers tend not to care about us, but are ready to care. Give the audience the right information so they can care.

Jake, Winning Storyteller – “Gifts” First Person Arts StorySlam
Lansie: Don’t ever forget that you are telling a story to people, not into some big, empty void. Some of those people are your friends, and many of them are strangers, but all of them have been in a pickle, and they’ve all had their hearts stomped on, and they’ve all had moments of incomparable joy. If you can find the parts of your story that people can connect to, and convey those points honestly and with some degree of humility, you’ll always tell a good story. It might not be the most polished or poignant or pithy, but it will be good.

Lansie, Winning Storyteller – “Social Network” First Person Arts StorySlam
Martha: Tell a story that would amuse you even if you were telling it to yourself out loud while driving in the car or walking down the street. Don’t worry about what other people think is funny. If you find something hilarious, chances are that other people will too. Make yourself laugh first.

Martha, Pre-show workshop leader

-Becca Jennings

Winning Storytellers Divulge Their Tips (Part 1)

bjennings — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:34:13 +0000

With the 2012 Summer Grand Slam just days away, we’ve checked in with our fabulous line-up of this season’s winning storytellers and asked them to each share a a bit of the storytelling wisdom that took that took them all the way to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts stage where they will compete for the title of “Best Storyteller in Philadelphia” this Saturday night. Over the next few blog posts, we’ll let you in on their insider storytelling tips. Who knows, maybe their advice will help you to win a place of your own in a future Grand Slam spotlight!

First up, here are storytelling tips from Grand Slammers Andrew, Katie, Evan, Shrake, and your host for the evening, Mike. Enjoy the videos of the stories that earned them their spots in this year’s roster.

Andrew: Stories – the best stories – are about when the joke’s been on us… the times we’ve failed. There isn’t much that’s more entertaining or enriching than stories of failure, regret, and humiliation. And nothing in the world is more exhausting than listening to someone’s good news. So be ugly. Be ugly and dopey and vile. Because when you’re ugly, you’re sincere. And sincerity is what makes everyone want to listen.

Andrew, Winning Storyteller – “Your Mom” First Person Arts StorySlam
Katie: The beginning and the end reunite in a moment where people think,
“Oh that’s where she/he was going with that!

Katie, Winning Storyteller – “Identity Crisis” First Person Arts StorySlam

Evan: Just because I’m making people laugh doesn’t mean I’m telling a good story. A story requires cause-and-effect (or cause-and-effect moments/scenes). Stringing together funny anecdotes with some exposition and calling it a story results in failure/audience boredom. Plus, I make sure there’s an actual conclusion to the plot; otherwise, the story gets one of those “And that’s how I got burned” sentences and no one knows it’s time to clap.

Evan, Winning Storyteller – “Around the World” First Person Arts StorySlam

Shrake: Always connect directly with the audience. Acknowledge them! They are human beings.

SM Shrake, Winning Storyteller – “Philly vs. Detroit” First Person Arts StorySlam

Mike: Time goes forward in a straight line and life is lived on many different levels at once. However, to effectively convey a story, whether to strangers or friends, one must break from the linear notion of the regular world and tell their tale in the form of a circle. Why? Because we must remain cognizant that the protagonist is not only the “you” described in the words, but also the “you” encapsulated by mannerisms, word choice and presence. So take the audience on a trip from the stage to the plot of your life, visiting places you describe and sharing moments you’ve lived, but understand the story must end, exactly where it began, with a single voice on a microphone in the present.

Mike, Host – “I Think We’re Alone” First Person Arts StorySlam

-Becca Jennings

The Next Generation: Senior Storytelling Group Expands to Involve Teens and More

bjennings — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:28:59 +0000

In April of 2010, First Person Arts interviewed Benita Cooper, Founder of The Best Day of My Life (So Far), a blog with the unique mission of creating supportive moments and places where senior citizens can feel free to be themselves through the art of storytelling. Since we last spoke with Benita, the blog has surpassed 25,000 views from over 60 countries and gained the support of AARP, The Free Library of Philadelphia, and The Philadelphia Foundation. I followed up with Benita to ask her how the project has been going and what changes we can expect to see in the coming years.

Becca: How many years has it been since you created The Best Day of My Life (So Far)?

Benita: It has been two and a half years. We started the project in September 2009.

Becca: How did The Best Day of My Life (So Far) get started?

Benita: I was 26-years-old and had been away from home and was feeling homesick. I decided to call my grandmother just to talk with her on the phone for a couple minutes and she started telling me the story of her birth in Cantonese! Before I knew it we were on the phone for an hour. I learned that she was taken by force from her birth parents by a woman who knew her father. By the end of the hour I was too shocked to even respond and at the same time, even though the story was so traumatic and sad, I felt very close to her. I still call her every other night.

I asked people at the Senior Center at Broad and Lombard if I could meet with some seniors to try to have them tell their stories, and the Thursday meeting we started is still going strong. Then we added teenagers in the summer, and the connection between the generations was clearly very exciting for both. It became obvious that teens and seniors have a great deal in common – and much to learn from each other.

Once The Best Day of My Life (So Far) began, family members from other cities started e-mailing me saying that they hadn’t experienced such connection with their grandparents until our blog. Organizations and schools started sending requests for me to give talks about the project. I realized that we stumbled upon something unconventional that has shocking benefits for quality of life, behavioral health, and mental heath. We created a community in a way that other senior centers don’t have.

Becca: When we last interviewed you, you were writing a book inspired by your relationship with your grandmother. How’s the development of the book coming?

Benita: I’ve actually started writing a new book!

Becca: A new book? So does that mean you’re taking a break from your first or are you working on two books right now?

Benita: I’m working on two books now. The original book is about my relationship with my grandma and her stories. The new book I’ve started meets a demand that all of our readers and supporting organizations have asked us for, which is how others can start inter-generational relationships of their own. The book will include the pivotal and memorable moments of the making of The Best Day of My Life (So Far) as well as lessons we’ve learned along the way. All I’m trying to show is a series of miracles that have all happened out of the first phone call with my grandmother to give people the nudge to start their own. There has been some interest from publishing companies, but I’m still looking for agent.

Becca: Your organization and its impact are growing. I understand that this summer you will be announcing an expanded vision and plan for The Best Day of My Life (So Far). Can you tell us a little bit about what this next chapter of The Best Day of My Life (So Far)’s story will look like?

Benita: Over the past year, I realized that the next step for The Best Day of My Life (So Far) is to develop a network of senior storytelling groups along with teen reading groups. Our newly clarified vision is to create a community, which empowers seniors and teens to help each other through storytelling. It will be a compilation of a mega digital network and localized neighborhood focused groups.

Becca: What inspired you to move in this direction with The Best Day of My Life So Far?

Benita: From the very first summer I wanted to open our doors to teens. They not only came, they brought friends and kept coming. Some of the teens came from troubled family backgrounds. When I talked with their coordinators at their social services organizations, they told me these teens would refuse to write, which sounded crazy to me because in my class they asked for pen and paper. It made sense for the project to grow to actively reach out to younger generations.

As far as the digital expansion is concerned, we never want to lose the power of the face-to-face component. At the same time we want to be sustainable and have a massive impact. To do those things we must be digital. All we need is corporate sponsorship to make the plan a true reality.

A team of Wharton graduate students just completed a semester in which they chose to work with our project. They got to know all about what we do and to see the possibilities and benefits in the expansion of the program. Right now we’ve grown through volunteer effort, but we realize that both individual and corporate sponsorship will be needed as we expand.

Becca: How do you feel about the expansion and new vision?

Benita: I am thrilled and confident at the same time. We have the unique experience to improve senior centers nationally in a unified way. Our design appears to be a truly effective method for breaking down barriers between generations, ethnicities, and socioeconomic levels. We provide the kind of healthy social networking that remedies problems many seniors face: isolation and depression, and promotes literacy, community involvement, and the joy and satisfaction found in giving among teens. It’s a win-win for everyone concerned on a scale we had not foreseen. We expect that funders concerned with the mental health and education of all will be interested in our expansion.

Find more information about The Best Day of My Life (So Far), read seniors’ stories, and sign up for their mailing list to learn how you can be involved at www.thebestdayofmylifesofar.com. “Like” The Best Day of My Life (So Far) on Facebook.

-Becca Jennings

“Your Mom” StorySlam at L’Etage

bjennings — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:59:42 +0000

The two words that have sparked countless jokes about mothers inspired an entire evening of storytelling last night. But last night’s StorySlam was no joke. The theme of the Slam, “Your Mom” conjured tales from our audience storytellers ranging from the somber, to the sentimental, to the comical. Together we celebrated the multitude of experiences we’ve shared with the maternal figures in our lives through the power of storytelling.

It was still early in the show when our winning story, (just the second story of the night) took to the stage. But, within just the first few lines it managed to demand the full attention and heart of everyone in the room. The winning story candidly told of one storyteller’s struggle to reconnect the fragmented memories he carries of his mother and shape them into a story- her story. Search with Andrew as he draws from recollections to draw a portrait of his mother in the video of his winning performance below.

Andrew will join the rest of this season’s Slam winners and complete the roster of storytellers vying for the title of “Best Storyteller in Philadelphia” and free Slam admission for life at the 2012 Summer Grand Slam on May 19th at the Annenberg Center of Performing Arts. Tickets are now on sale! Don’t wait to reserve your spot.

See what our friends at Philebrity had to say about Andrew’s winning story.

Our Audience Favorite story carried a lighter tone. Meet Joli’s mom, a super hero for creatures from all walks (and swims) of life. She is the woman who saved the day over and over again for countless childhood pets. Watch Joli’s video below and learn how she found she has the super hero gene too.

One other very special story came from First Person Arts Executive Director, Jamie J. Brunson. Stay tuned to the First Person Arts YouTube Channel for the video of her story coming soon!

Thanks to all of our audience storytellers. Special thanks also to our host, SM Shrake and to everyone who came out last night. See you at the Grand Slam!

Andrew, Winning Storyteller – “Your Mom,” First Person Arts StorySlam

Joli, Audience Favorite Storyteller – “Your Mom,” First Person Arts StorySlam

-Becca Jennings

Victory for the Visiting Team

bjennings — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:31:45 +0000

This past Friday night, three of First Person Arts’ finest went up against storytellers from Detroit at the fourth annual City vs. City Slam. The theme was “Mistaken Identity.”

2011 First Person Arts Festival artist and 18-time Moth StorySlam winner, Adam Wade was there as the Guest Storyteller to help kick off the event. Stay tuned for the video of his performance coming soon to the First Person Arts YouTube channel.

It was a close match, but ultimately Team Detroit triumphed with an unprecedented sweep, taking the house with both titles of “Winning City” and “Winning Storyteller.”

The winning story came from SM Shrake, Founder of Story League, who charmed the audience and the judges with his hilarious trail of tears tale, which involved him uprooting from his sophisticated Philly lifestyle to move back to his hometown of Detroit. Watch the video of his winning performance below.

Our humble home team walked away without a title for the first year this year, but we’re not out for the count. We’ll get ‘em next time, Team Philly!

Fantastic performances from both teams! Congratulations SM! Congratulations also Team Detroit for winning the title “Winning City!” Special thanks to our host, R. Eric Thomas and to everyone who came out.

SM Shrake, Winning Storyteller Representing Team Detroit

Join us tomorrow night at this month’s Slam at L’Etage.
Tuesday, April 22
L’Etage (6th and Bainbridge Streets)
Doors at 7:30pm, Slam starts at 8:30pm
$10, $8 for First Person Arts members
21+, $4 Well Drink Specials

Pictured above is Team Detroit from left to right: SM Shrake, Jackie Dunayevich, and Diane Ivey. Photo by Pietra Dunmore.

-Becca Jennings

Meet Team Detroit

bjennings — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:37:15 +0000

We’re only two days away from the big showdown. That’s right, the Philly vs. Detroit StorySlam is this Friday night! We checked in with our 2012 Team Philly and they’re getting geared up to kick some Detroit butt. Now it’s time we size up the competition!

Diane Ivey is a writer and storyteller. From a self-composed how-to guide on being an adventure heroine, to an obsessive college crush on the vaguely-Harrison-Ford-resembling editor of her college newspaper, to sundry forays into erotic historical fanfiction, Diane’s material comes from the tragic and hilarious place where fangirl obsession meets real life. Diane first performed in the January 2009 production of Mortified Chicago, reading her 7th grade diary detailing her grandiose plans to write the next Gone With the Wind. Watch Diane’s Story League performance on the theme “Sins of Youth.”

Jackie Dunayevich is originally from the suburbs of Detroit and graduated from Michigan State University. Now she’s a nurse in the neurology and neurosurgery unit. She’s got tons of stories about her patients with major brain issues but she’d much rather talk about her kitten, Penelope.

SM Shrake (Team Detroit Producer) was born and raised in the Detroit Metro area, and has a grave site waiting for him in the same cemetery where Rosa Parks is interred and Aretha Franklin will be laid to rest. He has been interviewed twice on This American Life and is a Moth StorySlam winner. His other performing credits include First Person Arts in Philadelphia, The Stoop Storytelling Series in Baltimore, SpeakeasyDC in the nation’s capital and Mortified in D.C., New York, Boston, and San Francisco. Watch SM’s “Rejection” story from his performance at the MOTH NYC StorySLAM.

Come show Team Detroit what Philly fans are made of!
Philly vs. Detroit Slam
Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Free Library of Philadelphia, Montgomery Auditorium
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Buy tickets here or call 1-800-595-4849 to order by phone.

-Becca Jennings

Meet Team Philly

bjennings — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:42:03 +0000

We’ve got a dynamic line up set for this year’s City vs. City Slam, part of the Philadelphia Book Festival. A sell out program for three years running, this year three of your First Person Arts favorites are taking on storytellers from Detroit. The theme is “Mistaken Identity.” But there’s no mistaking which team will rise to the top! (Cue the Rocky film series music.)

2012 Team Philly is made up of winner of “Best Presentation” at the 2011 Fall Grand Slam, Bernardo; First Person Arts Grand Slam champion and Moth StorySlam storyteller, Juliet; and recent StorySlam winner, Lansie.

Let’s let Team Detroit know who they’re up against, shall we? You can meet our storytellers in the bios and pics below, but the best way to get to know them is by hearing their stories. Be sure to scope out their storytelling style in the links to videos following their bios.

Born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, Bernardo Morillo attended law school for two years at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and film school at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He completed his BFA in the film program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he has lived and worked for the past 21 years. Bernardo makes his living as a film and video editor/director, cutting and making documentaries, as well as commercials. Both his wife and six-year-old son like it when he tells them stories. Watch Bernardo’s winning story from the “Against the Odds” StorySlam.

Juliet Hope Wayne was named “Best Storyteller in Philadelphia” by First Person Arts and was the first female to win the MOTH GrandSlam. She also has been featured on the MOTH Podcast and the MOTH Radio Hour on NPR. She and seven other raconteurs were hand selected by the MOTH founder to tour for three weeks with the “Unchained Storytelling Tour.”

Lansie first moved to Philadelphia three years ago, and has been a part of the First Person Arts family since 2011. She’s previously participated as a storyteller during frequent “Live Bait” events hosted by Phil Goldman (http://philgoldmanstories.com) in Providence, RI. By day, she works as a fundraising and development professional. By night, she watches enviable amounts of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Watch Lansie’s Winning “Social Network” Story.

Cheer on Bernardo, Juliet, and Lansie and show your Philly spirit!
Philly vs. Detroit Slam
Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Free Library of Philadelphia, Montgomery Auditorium
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Buy tickets here or call 1-800-595-4849 to order by phone.

-Becca Jennings

Identity Crisis x 10

bjennings — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:42:03 +0000

At last night’s Slam, ten storytellers put the spotlight on their inner turmoil and shared 5-minute true stories on the theme “Identity Crisis.”

Two storytellers, Katie and Hillary slammed it neck to neck into a final “Story Off” tie breaker.

Katie’s tough stuff. She’s one of 15 women in the country who plays wheelchair rugby. She’s even played with guys from the movie, Murderball. Hear about how Katie discovered pride, team spirit, and respect while traveling with her wheelchair rugby team to a tournament in Jacksonville, Florida in the video of her performance below.

Check out what our friends at Philebrity had to say about Katie’s story.

Hillary has been establishing strict rules for herself since she was nine-years-old. Including never watching a Kevin Cosner movie, not saying “yes” to a single square dancing date, and not drinking alcohol. She’s only broken one of these rules a handful of times. Which one did a certain (boy)friend inspire her to break? Find out in the video below.

In the tie break, Katie emerged the overall winner, but I have a feeling this isn’t the last we’ll hear from Hillary!

Congratulations Katie! Special thanks to all of our storytellers. Stay tuned for the video of Katie and Hillary’s “Story Off” tie breaker and stories about eight other identity crises coming soon to the First Person Arts YouTube channel.

Winning Storyteller, Katie – “Identity Crisis” StorySlam

Storyteller, Hillary -”Identity Crisis” StorySlam

Join us Next Time:
Tuesday, April 24th
Theme: Your Mom
Location: L’Etage (6th and Bainbride Streets)
$10, $8 for First Person Arts Members
21+ $4 Well Drink Specials
*Skip the line and guarantee your seat in the front two rows. Buy your VIP StorySlam tickets today!

-Becca Jennings

Mother Knows “Best”

bjennings — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:57:01 +0000

Has your mother ever told you the “how you were born” story? Did she leave out the part about the hot anesthesiologist? The winning storyteller from last night’s StorySlam didn’t! Hear Tunia’s winning story about the best and worst moments of motherhood in the video below. The theme of the Slam was “Best Ever.” Don’t miss what our friends at Philebrity had to say about Tunia’s story here.

Tunia was one of ten audience storytellers who were chosen to tell their true 5-minute stories for a packed house at L’Etage Cabaret. With her was seasoned First Person Arts Storyteller, Bill. Bill’s animated story about a giraffe loose on Nasa’s runway and how he learned aerospace engineering was not his gift won the audience’s hearts and was voted the Audience Favorite story of the night.

Congratulations Tuhina and Bill! Special thanks to all of our “Best Ever” storytellers. Stay tuned for more videos of all of last night’s performances coming soon to the First Person Arts YouTube channel.

Tuhina, Winning Storyteller – “Best Ever” First Person Arts StorySlam

Bill, Audience Favorite Storyteller – “Best Ever” First Person Arts StorySlam

See you next time:

Monday, April 9th
Theme: Identity Crisis
World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia)
All-ages, $3 Yuengling Draft Specials

-Becca Jennings

Interview with Comedian Giulia Rozzi

bjennings — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:56:09 +0000

One of the funniest women in storytelling is returning to Philly this weekend. And she’s coming to share her skills with you!

Meet Giulia Rozzi, NYC based comedian, actress, writer, and Moth Grand Slam champion. Her personal, blunt, and animated comedy has earned her the honor of being a Boston Comedy Festival finalist, one of the Frisky’s “Top 15 To watch,” and two ECNY “Best Female Stand Up” nominations. You may remember her from such First Person Arts programs as Slam Nation and Stripped Stories. She also co-hosted the 2011 Fall Grand Slam with Margot Leitman (Stripped Stories). www.giuliarozzi.com

This weekend Giulia’s coming back to town to lead a Storytelling Master Class on transforming personal experiences into entertaining, engaging, and funny performances. For more info and to enroll click here.

I caught up with Giulia this week to get to know her a little better and ask some questions about her career and what we can look forward to in her upcoming class.

Becca: It’s easy to see you’re a multi-talented artist. Your accomplishments span acting, comedy, and writing. How did you get started?

Giulia: I was, as most performers say, always a performer since I was a kid and always a writer too (I have lots of poems from childhood that I wrote about food if you ever want to read them). In high school I auditioned for all the plays but since most were musicals ( and I’m not a great singer) I never got a speaking role so when the HS drama department put on a cabaret night I decided to try stand-up. I think I stole most of my act from TV but whatever, I was 17 and it was awesome. A few years later I did an open mic at Nick’s Comedy Stop in Boston then a few locally produced shows in my college town of Ithaca New York, I also did improv and wrote plays and personal essays in college. My plan after graduation was to live in Boston and go to grad school for Expressive Arts Therapy ( I loved the idea of using the arts to heal) but after a cross-country road trip I ended up staying in LA and working as a regular comic at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, it was a surprising, amazing, anxiety-filled, turn of events but it got my professional career started and boosted my confidence and now performing and writing is what I do for a living. And I still try to implement that healing vibe into my work by sharing really personal stuff in hopes that my audience can relate, feel less alone, and laugh at how f’d up we all are.

Becca: Humor plays a big part in your own work. Why use humor? Would friends say you’re a funny person off the stage?

Giulia: Humor just feels right to me, I mean I’m a comedian so it’s part of the job. Humor allows us to talk about things that are often otherwise considered taboo, uncomfortable, and scary. If I shared my stories in a totally serious way my performances would come across less like entertainment and more like a therapy session. I’m the same off stage as I am off, so yes I always have a silly, blunt, funny vibe to me. I get that from my parents, who even at the angriest, saddest or most inappropriate times, they’d crack jokes, it broke tension and allowed us to laugh at ourselves.

Becca: What’s your writing process like for your own storytelling work? Do you prefer to hand write or type your stories? Do you develop them in a few sittings or collect stories over a period of time and knit them together?

Giulia: It varies. If I’m prepping for a specific show with a specific topic and/or deadline I would probably type it up and use the essay form of my story to help craft the piece. I rarely stick to script word for word, I use it as a guide so I’m not all over the place and then allow myself to improvise a little based off of the audience’s reaction (ie: oooh that part of the story just made everyone more sad that I expected, let me make a light joke to ease the tension so we can move on). I also come up with lots of stories by just hanging out with friends, I’ll start sharing something over dinner and my friends are like “you should tell this on stage!” and so I get out my Iphone and start typing notes to later weave into a more structured piece.

Becca: You’ll be leading a 2-day Storytelling Master Class at First Person Arts. What can participants look forward to?

Giulia: We are going to have a lot of fun and freedom to play and experiment in a safe, non judgmental space. Students will walk away with new story ideas they may have never even thought to tell.

Becca: What are you most looking forward to about teaching the class?

Giulia: Hearing people’s stories! I really enjoy helping people dig through through lives and finding those story gems, it’s the best when someone walks into my class and says ‘I don’t really think I have anything interesting to share” then by the end of day two they are overflowing with ideas.

Giulia Rozzi at Stripped Stories

-Becca Jennings