I’m a journalist by trade, but my favorite format is first-person. I thought nothing was more exhilarating than publishing a personal story — then I spoke about the loss of a child and the gift of a cursing parrot toy to a packed room at Tenx9 (nine people, 10 minutes each), Nashville’s longest running storytelling event. The tradeoff of intense, in-person vulnerability was real-time reactions I’ve never gotten from print: laughter, a gasp, a woman’s eyes shiny with tears. This free monthly event at Jackalope Brewing is humbling and cathartic like group therapy, but with beer, snacks and applause.
Best Storyteller Event
