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Mike and Nancee Micham
- Jun 1
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Mike Micham
This month’s featured teller and History Project spotlight is Mike Micham who joined MO-TELL in 2014, he thinks. His introduction to...
Rich White
- May 14
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month
From his introduction to storytelling at the 2017 Kansas City Storytelling Celebration, where he told his first story at a Story Swap, to...
David Schlamb
- Jun 30, 2023
- 2 min
MO-TELL Founder of the Month: David Schlamb
David Schlamb loves storytelling. He and Perrin Stifel were co-founders of MO-TELL, Missouri Storytelling Inc in 1987. For me,...
Robert Daniels
- Apr 30, 2023
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Robert Daniels
My name is Robert Daniels. I am a member of Alexander/Madison 9th and 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, historical storytellers. My interest...
Glen "Papa" Wright
- Mar 31, 2023
- 3 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Glen "Papa" Wright
How did you get involved in storytelling? There was a guy who lived down the street from me who was dressed up one day like Abraham...
Fran Stallings
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Fran Stallings
Fran Stallings is an American storyteller for people of all ages. She has performed at numerous national and international storytelling...
Jackie Wright
- Jan 31, 2023
- 1 min
MO-TELL Board Member of the Month: Jackie Wright
"Not only is Jackie Wright an excellent, accomplished storyteller, she is a very hard worker. Her support for NSN has been exemplary,...
Sarah Poff
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Sarah Poff
Sarah Poff is an award-winning educator who, over the course of the past forty-plus years, has worked with 25 principals and taught over...
Linda Kram
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Linda Kram
Linda Kram was born and reared in St. Louis and currently lives in University City. She attended Ladue Schools and married at the young...
Denise Grow
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Denise Grow
Our storyteller for the month of November is Denise Grow, dedicated entertainer, writer and educator from Cass County, Missouri with a...
Karen Young
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Karen Young
Stories have been an essential part of my life since I was first told, “Turn off your flashlight, stop reading and go to sleep!” After...
Alice Nathan
- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Alice Nathan
Alice Nathan is the first-place winner in the 2022 MO- TELL Missouri Liars Contest Written Category. Alice was raised in Missouri and has...
Deb Swanegan
- Jun 30, 2022
- 4 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Deb Swanegan
I was born in Triplett, MO, a very small town in Chariton County, Missouri. Triplett is so small that if you drive too fast on the...
Karen Potts
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Karen and Mike Potts
During a visit to Uncle Remus’s house in Atlanta and after listening to stories about Brer Rabbit, I turned to my husband Mike and said,...
Flavia Everman
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Flavia Everman
Flavia participated in speech and drama in high school and even went on to State but didn’t know it could be done in the “real world”...
Lynn Beetner
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Lynn Beetner
Lynne Beetner, our featured Mo-Tell member for February, has always been an energetic person. Early in her life she would gather wild...
Steve Otto
- Dec 31, 2021
- 3 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Steve Otto
Steve Otto has been involved with storytelling for many years. He credits Joyce Slater for getting him into storytelling when she told...
Lee Giezentanner
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Lee Giezentanner
The first thing I ever recall that influenced me to do storytelling was when my dad used to tell me stories about liars contests they...
Dianne Cox
- Sep 30, 2021
- 1 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Dianne Cox
Diane is a retired school librarian from Omaha, Nebraska. According to her mom she has always told stories. Her parents supported her...
Lisa Overholser
- Aug 31, 2021
- 9 min
MO-TELL Member of the Month: Lisa Overholser
Lisa Overholser gives her story & her perspective on the state of the St. Louis Storytelling Festival! Tell us a little about yourself,...