A Grave Tale (a short story I narrated for WAOB Audio Theatre)

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Backstage with the White Swan and her prince.

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Russian Grand Ballet Swan Lake.

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Carolyn and Nick in Beauty and the Beast

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Inverted Pyramid: A news story starts with what’s most important, not with whoever spoke first at the event you’re covering.

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The girl rehearsing as Babette in Stage Right’s Beauty and the Beast

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Reception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessor

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A very happy geekling playing Dungeons and Dragons on her one free evening. #llap

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