For those who have requested it, donations, honorariums and other financial support for my storytelling, workshops or laughter sessions can be sent via PayPal
to
Lynette Ford
For those who have requested it, donations, honorariums and other financial support for my storytelling, workshops or laughter sessions can be sent via PayPal
to
Lynette Ford
Who is Lyn Ford?
- A fourth-generation, nationally recognized, Affrilachian* storyteller.
- A teaching artist and workshop facilitator with the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education.
- A Thurber House mentor.
- A writer, published in storytelling magazines and newsletters, as well as teachers' enrichment books and story anthologies, editorial collaborations
- A recording artist with award-winning CDs.
- A Laughter Yoga Teacher and breath mechanic. Go to my page, Laughter, Breath, Joy!, for more information!
- A storytelling, creative-writing workshop, and interactive keynote presenter.
- A happy partner-in-life, mama, grandmama, great-grandmama, and good cook!
*Afrilachian or Affrilachian:
of African American heritage and history, from the region called Appalachia
(Much gratitude to Frank X Walker, for creating this wonderful word!)
What are "Home-Fried" Tales?
- Folktale adaptations, spooky tales, and original stories rooted in Lyn's family's multicultural Afrilachian storytelling traditions.
- Stories and storytelling programs, often enriched with call and response, choral response, rhythm and rhyme, humor and heart.
- Lyn's tribute to her favorite storyteller, her father, Edward M. Cooper, who was the best storyteller Lyn ever heard, and the worst cook in the family (with a few exceptions, like barbecue, dandelion greens, and home-fried potatoes!).
Recent quote about Lyn's work, posted at the OAAE Website:
"Lyn Ford's program connected directly to our Native American Heritage Night and to our mission to share great storytelling with children and adults in the community. Her storytelling was phenomenal. I supervised the program and was enthralled by her stories and I noticed that all the children and adults present loved it too. She was a wonderful programmer in all ways and really helped enhance our program!" - central Ohio library
Contact Lyn for more information:
or through
The Ohio Alliance for Arts Education
614.224-2809
