Storytelling Brainstorming - Phoebe

1) Who are the best storytellers in your family? Why?My grandmother on my father's side, definitely. She tells stories about her childhood all time, and many of her stories are incredible. She can keep the whole room entertained for an hour a time.

2) Where and when are stories told in your family?
Always around the dinner table, most often at my grandparents house; on a typical night, with all of my cousins and aunts and uncles, we won't leave the table for hours after we finish eating.

3) Identify one or two quintessential stories told in your family. Why are these stories so important? Why are they told and retold?

One of the most overused stories in my family is the one about my dad's first interaction with my mother's parents. It's a hilarious story that my grandmother hates because it's a bit embarrassing for her. It's an important one because it makes us all laugh together, and I think it's retold so many times because of the same reason.