Tag: jessica robinson
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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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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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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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Storytelling Open Mic at Franklin Park
(Ages 12+) The mic is yours! Bring a prepared story that is 5-7 minutes in length in any format and step up to the mic to share it the others in this community series. Each month, we will host an open mic evening followed by a 30-minute performance from a professional storyteller. With special guest… 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
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Soap Box Stories
On November 8, 2025, join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for Soap Box Stories, with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Catherine Calvin, Bonnie Gardner, Jennifer Hine, Joe Morice, Ravi Pimplaskar, and Zette St. Charles. Ya’ll can listen while we get up on our Soap Box and tell you some stories! We’re offering a… Read more
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Halloween Stories in the Park
Join Better Said Than Done storytellers Jennifer Hine and Jessica Robinson for stories along the Trick or Treat Trail, at Halloween in the Park, at Franklin Park, in Loudoun County, VA. In addition to storytelling, there will be pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating, games, face painting, live animals, inflatables, vendors and more! All for free. Read more
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Scary Stories at the Haunted Library
On October 22, join storytellers Silvana Clark, J.R. Denson, Jessica Robinson, and Zach Wilks, for a night of terrifying tales at the Haunted Library. Looking for a cozy thrill this Halloween season? Come to the Haunted Library, if you dare, for an hour of scary stories told by professional storytelling haints and ghouls, brought to… Read more
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Six Feet Apart Moving Stories
Better Said Than Done Executive Director, Jessica Robinson, is emceeing this special Six Feet Apart Productions’ storytelling show. Claire Hennessy and Regina Stoops are bringing the Fringe show they performed at the National Storytelling Network Conference to the Six Feet Apart virtual stage. Each will tell how they decided to make California their home and… Read more