Join this gathering of stories describing personal journeys Featuring Sara Wilcox, Nancy Reeder, Donna Catton-Johnson and Cindy Berryman-Fink
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Born in New York City, Sara's journey has been anything but ordinary. After years of searching for purpose and direction, life led her to Arizona, where she pursued her calling and became a Registered Nurse.
In 2000, she met her husband through the internet—a rare and adventurous beginning for that time—and soon relocated to Iowa to start their life together.
After years of building a life and creating memories, their path eventually led them to the mountains of North Carolina. In 2022, they settled in Weaverville, where they finally found what they had been seeking all along: a place to call home.
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In 1998 Nancy left the classroom after 23 years teaching elementary
grades—to be a storyteller with no idea where that would take her.
Teaching ESL in South Korea, exploring the vastness of Australia,
Thailand, and even driving a U.S. rental car through Mexico, and all along
the way, stories found her. Then she discovered long-distance hiking:
completing the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, and with those
hikes, many more stories and even writing a book. And still loves sharing
fairy tales, tall tales, myths and historical stories.
In her free time, Nancy is the president of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild
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Donna Catton-Johnson has regaled family and young audiences for decades with fairy tales, myths, and legends. She has told stories at schools, libraries, churches, assisted living facilities, festivals, parks, and public gardens.
More recently, she has developed her own personal narratives as well. Donna is currently the VP of Membership for Asheville Storytelling Circle and a member of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild.
Donna is an award- winning actress and served as a director in many theater productions. She is a professional mime.
Donna especially enjoyed her 18 years acting in Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre at the M.B. House of Blues. She has worked on TV and short films.
She has served on the board of directors for four arts organizations, including a division of Toastmasters International.
Donna lives in Mills River, NC, with her husband, David, and two cats.
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Cindy Berryman-Fink used storytelling as a teaching method in her 31 years as a college professor at the University of Cincinnati. In 2020, she published her memoir: Beware of Hanging Icicles: Tales of a New England Girl which included 20 stories of her early years. She told stories at Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch, the Weaverville Community Center and on the podcast with Chuck: “In Love with the Finks.”