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Jonesborough, 2017

I got a tax refund in the mail and I knew exactly what I was going to do with it.  I went on line and purchased a ticket to the 2013 National Storytelling Festival.  It was 6 months away but I was making the commitment to go.  Then I made…

Gimpel in Wisconsin

I performed Gimpel the Fool at the Northlands Confabulation - a storytelling conference - in Wisconsin this past weekend. I  read this story by Isaac Bashevis Singer about 40 years ago.  I think I revisited it some years later.  Over time,…

Gimpel and Me

Gimple the Fool by Issac Bashavis Singer is one of my all time favorite stories.  Last year, I picked up my  worn out copy and as I reread the pages I thought "Hmmmm ... I could tell this.  OK - do it right."   So I contacted the agency…