Everyone loves a good story, and thanks to the internet, they’re easy to find online. “This American Life” and “The Moth” are two of my favorites. But what if you want to hear (and tell) stories in real time closer to home? The answer to that question is Do Tell Story Swap, a Sonoma County-based storytelling group that meets on Zoom on the second Tuesday of the month.
I learned about Do Tell Story Swap from Beth Wakelee, who’s lived in Sebastopol for 50 years. She dropped by the Sebastopol Times office last week to tell me about an upcoming international storytelling event called “Tellebration” that Do Tell Story Swap will be hosting on Nov. 11. (See the flyer at the end of this article.)
Wakelee, who was a pre-school teacher before she retired, has always loved telling stories. She specializes in fairy tales and folk tales and has been involved in Do Tell Story Swap for several years…