Founder and producer of Every Family's Got One storytelling show featuring family stories

About Every Family's Got One

Barbara Herel is the founder and producer of Every Family's Got One. She is a writer and storyteller, wife and mother, and a recovering middle child. (You bet she has some stories to tell.) You can find her work in places like, Scary Mommy, Motherly, Adoptive Families, on page 135 in the anthology Tick Tock: Essays on Becoming a Parent After 40 (published by Dottir Press), and right here on Every Family’s Got One.

A Story About the Secret Language of Autism
A Story About the Secret Language of Autism

A Story About the Secret Language of Autism

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Nicole Garcia Image by Rawpixal I didn’t always see what my son was saying to the world. I had to learn. For months, I lived by trial and error, mostly error, guessing at all of it, trying to get inside of his head. I had to learn that each of his little quirks was blessings and had meaning. I didn’t always see it that way. I had to let go of myself and open my heart for my son to really enter my world. I had to learn it... in [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-05-14T11:33:30-04:00May 22, 2019|6 Comments

A Story About Knowing Who I Am
A Story About Knowing Who I Am

A Story About Knowing Who I Am

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Chris Schmidt photo rawpixel.com I am from... the painted grout between the bricks, from Walden Mega Magics and Lost Subscorcher 2s. I am from... the smallest, coziest house in the neighborhood. The smell of low tide, I am from the ocean... the sea, big and blue and raging. I am from... Thanksgiving at the Cooke’s house, loud and rowdy, from mom and dad and papa. I am from... Christmas Eve at my house and movie nights at home. From... you can be anything you want and Broncos before Giants, [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-05-15T07:13:05-04:00May 15, 2019|6 Comments

A Story About Mom, Rehab, and What’s Next
A Story About Mom, Rehab, and What’s Next

A Story About Mom, Rehab, and What’s Next

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Emily Gaffney Image by rawpixel.com Mom is presently serving 10 to 20 at the local nursing home. A simple procedure to remove a kidney stone, resulted in sepsis and a CDC dictate for two weeks of IV antibiotics, plus twice daily PT (apparently, 4 hospital stays in 5 months has left her “unconditioned”… go figure). Since my skill set does not include IV’s or PT, Mom’s full sentence must be served at The Home. During her last rehab stint... she bunked with an old family friend and her days were [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-05-01T14:01:33-04:00May 8, 2019|4 Comments

A Story About Special Friends
A Story About Special Friends

A Story About Special Friends

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel We all know that having family and friends by your side makes everything better. Especially when it comes to helping you launch your passion project. I’d like to send out... a very special thank you to one such friend, Kathy Radigan, whose incredible contributions made the inaugural season of Every Family’s Got One a thrilling one. Kathy’s boundless energy, engaging sense of humor, and of course superb writing all helped to make 2018 a wondrous ride, one that culminated in a storytelling performance that left us both feeling enormously proud. [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T11:32:33-05:00May 1, 2019|Comments Off

A Story About an Italian Grandfather
A Story About an Italian Grandfather

A Story About an Italian Grandfather

By Every Family's Got One Guest Poet -- Marie A. Mennuto-Rovello The oak rocker swayed to a slow, but steady rhythm controlled by my grandfather's feet. It creaked over the gaudy, green linoleum floor. I was young, maybe five, sitting on his knee as he patiently taught me how to count in Italian. Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque and Grandma waiting to fill my belly with apricot nectar and chocolate wafers. Marie's poem LOVED IN THE TRANSLATION was previously published on PoetsOnline.org. Marie A. Mennuto-Rovello works full time at staying alive and keeping in touch. Her poetry is often a [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-04-16T12:44:30-04:00April 24, 2019|6 Comments

A Story about Love and Lies at a Jewish Dance
A Story about Love and Lies at a Jewish Dance

A Story about Love and Lies at a Jewish Dance

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel My grandma Yetta and grandpa Frank met at that highly respectable place where many a young Jewish girl met a nice Jewish boy back in the day – at a dance at the Jewish Community center. Only problem was, Frank wasn’t Jewish. This piece of pertinent information came to light only after Yetta and Frank had become smitten with each other. Furthermore, this scandalous news was divulged to the last person on earth a young woman would want this knowledge revealed to – her father. Yetta’s father... Joseph, a “Butter and Egg” [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-18T11:35:12-05:00April 17, 2019|6 Comments

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