Tag: better said than done
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Fractured and Re-imagined Story Craft
Register below for: Fractured and Re-imagined Stories Think outside the story box. In this interactive workshop, participants will take a fairytale they know well and turn it on it’s head, take a well-known story and make it their own. In Fractured and Re-imagined, students will learn how to change, fracture and imagine a fresh take… Read more
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Braiding Stories Workshop
Register below for: Braided Storytelling In this workshop, we’ll define “braided stories,” discuss different types of braided tales, and also when and if it makes sense to intertwine multiple stories. Then we’ll dig into some techniques on how to craft a braided story. Participants will spend some time working and weaving their own tales, and… Read more
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Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Workshop
Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Stories Think outside the story box. In this interactive workshop, participants will take stories they know well and twist them, reshaping them into something new and different. After defining “fractured” and “braided,” we’ll focus on when and why to reshape a story. This is a broad workshop meant to inspire writers… Read more
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Year End Gifts
‘Tis the season for giving gifts. Gift giving can mean Christmas presents under the tree, one to eight nights of Hanukkah gifts, exchanging zawadi for Kwanzaa, or the gifts you may need for office parties, white elephants, or clients. But gifts can also mean the giving of support, to yourself, to a person in need,… Read more
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Winter Workshops
Join us online this winter for a series of storytelling workshops to warm your soul. Workshops led by Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. You can register here for ALL five classes, or week 1, Personal Storytelling. There are also links to each of the 4 subsequent workshops below. THIS PAGE is… Read more
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Stories about change
On January 31, join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for “A New Leaf: Stories about change,” with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Bill Grella, Jennifer Hine, Tim Livengood, Carol Moore, Joe Morice, and Zach Wilks. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack is located at 130 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA 22046. A full… Read more
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Joy to the World!
It’s Thanksgiving Week and December is nearly upon us. The days continue to shorten and we yearn for the return of the light. Decorations of myriad kinds go up in spaces public and private. We gather together to celebrate this communal time, reflect on the year that’s passing, and hope and plan for a better… Read more
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The 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival
The 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival will take place March 19 – 22, 2026, starting with a virtual only showcase on the 19th and continuing in-person at the Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030 through March 22nd. The Women’s Storytelling Festival Main Page The WSF Tickets Page The Women’s Storytelling Festival, produced annually… Read more
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State of the State
The following was shared in our October 25th newsletter. We have a local, DMV-based, audience, as well as people who attend our online storytelling shows, workshops, and the Women’s Storytelling Festival from all over the country and around the world. If you’d like to receive our newsletter, you can subscribe for free here. Notes from… Read more
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Soap Box Stories
At Better Said Than Done, voices are central to what we do. We’re all about helping people be heard, speaking up and speaking out. It’s in our DNA. This coming Saturday, November 8th at 6 P.M. we’ll be at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA to present Soap Box Stories! Get your… Read more