topic: EVENT medium: PHOTO In July 2010, PenTales Storytellers gathered in Paris to share perspectives on “Foreign Affairs.” Stories included “Madam Interpreter” by Olivia Salazar-Winspear, “A Foreign Affair” by Caro, “A Family Affair” by Nadia, and “DAVE” by Josh  

I don’t remember exactly how I got to that bus stop. Actually, waiting for this train, it slowly comes back to me. I had volunteered to babysit for my friends’ toddler. Insofar as public transportation was concerned, this would prove to be a big week. After crisscrossing the country a […]

topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT as shared at a PenTales event themed “Foreign Affairs” Listen to the Story! “I think it’s best if we adopt the “tracing paper” approach – that is, applying a sheet of tracing paper to your letter, and writing my answers on top. With one of those […]

topic: CRIME & PUNISHMENT medium: TEXT as shared at an event themed “Royalty” I’d watch out if I were you- they don’t take kindly to strangers around here- let me tell you that,” said the man sitting in the hanging cage at the crossroads. “I’ve been here for three days […]