Maggie Lott will be the featured teller at the free story swap, at 7 p.m. in the Carver room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. Maggie loves to tell folktales coming from the American South, her home in her growing up years. She feels drawn to the tales of the African American and the Appalachian traditions. She especially loves the trickster tales of Brer Rabbit and the humor of the European Jack tales preserved in the Southern Mountains. She’s been telling these tales with the South Sound Story Guild in Olympia for 20+ years. And with her classes of 2nd and 3rd graders. When Maggie reads a Southern tale, she hears the voice of the teller in her head. Then when she tells that story, she hears her long dormant Southern voice emerging. Maggie has also been exploring personal stories based on her Southern Heritage.

Open Mic

The story swap evening will begin with open mic storytelling. Audience members are welcome to share a story of up to 10 minutes length. Anyone interested in telling a story is strongly encouraged to develop it and practice it at the monthly Story Work session on Zoom — find more information on our Facebook page. Guidelines for storytellers can be found by clicking here.