Emily finally realized what connects her various work in veterinary medicine, classroom teaching, and magazine publishing—it’s communication, and it’s storytelling. So she recently completed her Master’s studying both at ETSU. She currently splits her time writing, researching, performing, crafting, medicating cats, baking for her loved ones, and hanging out with her partner in their cozy hometown of Johnson City, TN.
“Once upon a time,” my Grandfather would read to me, and I was totally enchanted. These fairy tales made perfect sense to me. The world that I lived in was full of magic: blossoms pushed out of the dead ground, rainbows spanned the sky, and every chicken provided a wish bone. Sometimes as I grew…
After many years of teaching elementary school,Evelyn Edwards was retired and needed something to do. She made a phone call and talked with Dr. Sobel at ETSU who gave her good advice and welcomed her to take a storytelling class. Thereafter, there was one storytelling class after another, and by 2020 she amassed the required…
Ellender Rose Webster comes from a family of Southern Appalachian writers, musicians, and storytellers. As a child she assisted her grandmother in collecting folklore in Southwest Virginia, particularly ghost stories and monster tales. She tells tales from her rural Appalachian childhood, events from her years in the US Navy and other sea stories, and myths…
Performing Members of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild This is a list of Jonesborough Storytellers Guild currently available storytellers, with information about what, how, where, and to whom they like to tell. Click the name to see a performer’s biography and contact information. For revisions and updates, email Webmaster
The Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast by jury declared Shealy – the Bold-Faced Liar Champion. With a twinkle in his eye, Shealy said, “of course I embellished the truth slightly.” The Mountain Xpress said in their opinion “Shealy exaggerates more than slightly.” The Tribune revealed that this upstanding local had been caught lying. It…
Zacharias is from Morristown TN and is an East Tennessee State graduate, with a master’s in communication studies. Currently, he works at ETSU as an adjunct teacher, working towards full professorship in the future. Zach is a firm believer in the power of communication, as well as the power of stories, particularly in education where he work faithfully…
