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Happenings of 2021

I'm glancing through my daily planner and my gratitude journal to remind me of all the happenings of 2021, and I thought I'd share a few highlights. (No doubt you'll be able to tell if it came from my planner or journal, Family.) Buster keeping an eye on new pup Piper Okay here are some Happenings of 2021... Pick up PUPPY from Last Hope Animal Shelter! I am grateful for all the caring people in the world who help animals. I am grateful to know the cats are pissed about the pup yet somehow all will be [...]

2021-12-20T19:31:30-05:00December 22, 2021|2 Comments

Sign up for an EFGO Storytelling Mentorship

Read all about my EFGO Storytelling Mentorship!  "Barbara, thanks for your kind, generous and thoughtful collaboration. You helped make my story a lot better! I love being part of the EFGO community and you are tremendously appreciated."                                 ~ Emerson Dameron, Los Angeles, copywriter, storyteller What I love most about producing and hosting the Every Family’s Got One Podcast and Live Show is collaborating with talented people and building a supportive storytelling community. I’ve worked with writers and performers of all kinds, as well as non-performers, [...]

2021-11-18T17:12:05-05:00September 15, 2021|Comments Off on Sign up for an EFGO Storytelling Mentorship

EFGO Podcast S2:E3 “Back in the Day!”

By EFGO Storytellers Marc Abbott & Mary Shea   https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zb1Suo6b5HjixQXazqucG?si=p-MIlbIjSge4m1iiK_htaw Listen to S2:E3 Join us as we travel back to the days of first loves and best friends. With stories from…  Image by Rawpixel.com STORYTELLER… MARC ABBOTT Braces, awkward growth spurts, and falling in love for the very first time – Oh middle school! Marc shares all of this and more in his funny, touching story “Dad’s Help.”   And… STORYTELLER MARY SHEA Mary and her best friend Sue are like Lucy and Ethel, always up to something and stick by each other no matter what. I [...]

2021-11-18T17:19:02-05:00April 15, 2021|Comments Off on EFGO Podcast S2:E3 “Back in the Day!”

EFGO Podcast S2/E1: Crimes & Misdemeanors!

By EFGO Storytellers Jimmy Palumbo & Elizabeth Heise https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qym85BwOGWDLrzQmKeqpk?si=FVbYL2aTTAyUnNVSwRZNZQ Kicking off Season 2 with crimes big and small from two fantastic storytellers... ACTOR… JIMMY PALUMBO Jimmy’s dad receives a summons for jury duty and is ready to do his civic duty should he be selected. Unfortunately, it isn’t long before he finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Check out Jimmy’s hilarious true-crime family story “Jury Duty.” Image by rawpixel.com And… WRITER, ELIZABETH HEISE  All little Elizabeth wants is what her friends get – Candy. Lots and lots of candy. A kid is bound to [...]

2021-03-17T09:51:14-04:00March 17, 2021|Comments Off on EFGO Podcast S2/E1: Crimes & Misdemeanors!

EFGO PODCAST EPISODE #4: DADS!

BY EFGO STORYTELLERS LANCE WERTH & DAVE HU! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xG6hg4QB0vA3slAC4f0X8?si=HUP8BrnsQSiUwmv7C27q3w LISTEN TO EPISODE #4 Oh, those dads! (They screw up the children as much as the moms do.) Check out these awesome stoic-dad stories from… Image by Rawpixel LANCE WERTH! Young Lance spends time with his father and is awakened to a fundamental truth about himself – and his dad. And… DAVE HU! Dave shares that as a kid his interactions with his dad felt formal, more like they were polite strangers on a bus. It was only until later in life when Dave’s relationship with his father lightens [...]

2020-12-28T16:24:10-05:00December 30, 2020|Comments Off on EFGO PODCAST EPISODE #4: DADS!

EFGO PODCAST EPISODE #2: BODY PARTS!

From EFGO Storytellers Leslie Ruster & Linda Kuriloff Click on the link above or listen to wherever you get your podcasts. Image by Rawpixel Listen to family stories by Leslie Ruster... Doesn’t everyone have a story about their perverted (but not in a sexual-predator-type-of-way) father? Well, Leslie sure does and it is fascinating and funny. Here’s Leslie with her story “The Family Jewels.”  And Linda Kuriloff! Who remembers having to go to some after-school program or lesson that there was just no getting out of? Linda delights us with her killer performance of “Show & Tell” from one [...]

2020-11-18T10:10:13-05:00November 18, 2020|Comments Off on EFGO PODCAST EPISODE #2: BODY PARTS!
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