One of my interests is the oral tradition of storytelling. For the last 18 months I have been going to Stow Tellers events in Walthamstow Village, a half hour's walk from home.
This year Stowtellers have been involved in the E17 Arts Trail with several events at the cafe in the Old Station Yard near Wood Street station. I have participated in 2 of the events - the one for adults last Saturday when I told 2 stories and the one tonight on the Arabian Nights when I told one.
On Monday the regular monthly event was featured in the programme and there was a guest storyteller, Seema Anand, who was brilliant with a great energy and some lovely stories. There were a few stories from the floor so I was able to tell one.
As well as hearing and telling stories which I love, because it is local there are people I know in the audience. And then I meet people in the audience at events elsewhere. One of the people running the cafe used to be at the same Egyptian dance class as me - though I only recognised her when she told me where we had met!
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