Friday, September 11 at 7 pm ET, join us for our online live show! Three storytellers from the Story Collider team and beyond will be sharing their stories on the theme "Animals," and we'll invite our audience to share their ten-word stories as well!
This event is free, or you may pay up to $50 on a sliding scale if you wish to donate to The Story Collider. Reserve your spot and watch here or on the page below!
Stories by:
Zak Shusterman started working in an NYU neuroscience lab when he was 16 and went to Cornell to become a veterinarian. Curiosity led him astray; first postponing graduate school to travel as a software consultant, and then getting the wrong graduate degrees. Today, Zak’s a lawyer working with creative initiative and nonprofits, with an emphasis on the arts and social services. He works with large charities and famous artists as readily as neighborhood community groups. Along the way, he co-founded the Hudson Valley’s longest running storytelling series – Pros(e) of Pie. Zak still wants to become a veterinarian.
Ray Christian is retired Army Paratrooper, Combat veteran, Doctor of Education and former Adjunct professor teaching African American History and Storytelling at Appalachian State University. His stories have appeared in Reader’s Digest’s 2016 Best Stories in America and 2017 American Hero’s editions. As a competitive storyteller, Ray is a 12 time Moth Story Slam Champion, and winner of the 2016 National Storytelling Festival Story Slam. His stories have been featured on the “Moth Radio Hour”, “Snap Judgment”, “Back Story Radio” and the “Spooked” and “Risk” podcast. He resides in the remote, mountains of Watauga County, NC
Dr. Catherine Macdonald is co-founder and Director of Field School (www.getintothefield.com), a marine science training and education company dedicated to constantly improving field research practices while teaching students to perform hands-on research with sharks. She is also a part-time Lecturer in Marine Conservation Biology at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Company website: www.getintothefield.com
Personal website: www.drcatherinemacdonald.com