Story Telling

by Denise Miller What’s Your Story? Circa 2005 at a local cafe that specialized in live music in Edmonton, I first discovered The StorySlam. I was told it was a clone of Poetry Slams popular in New York. I was hooked and attended the monthly events every chance I got. Authors and storytellers with varying skills would sign up and get 5 minutes to read or tell their original story. The Slam grew in popularity to the point where there was no room inside and in the summer, folks would listen through the windows. A solo guest would be guided [...]