The Art of Storytelling with Ex Fabula
No professionals needed – just enthusiastic amateurs. That’s my kind of club. ExFabula has been organizing live storytelling events in Milwaukee since 2009. Founding member Megan McGee takes pride in helping people discover that they have a story to tell and showing them how to do it. There is only…
The Middle
This is the second of three posts where unsuspecting guests help to build a short story.
Pt 1. – The Beginning
Pt 2. – The Middle (this one)
Pt 3. – The End
Michael /South Carolina/ Retired Medical Researcher
A fire you had to put out this week? Let’s see… a lot…
Nights Like This
You have reached your bewitching hour. While most people will unwind inside the cushioned margins of prime time, you won’t shrug away the day until it’s ready to expire. You are not governed by office hours or bedtimes. You will review and research and design and sort and…
The Pfister Hotel seeks next “Narrator in Residence”
The historic Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, which is owned and managed by Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, is in search of its next writer in residence, known as the Pfister Narrator. The chosen candidate will spend time in the hotel’s lobby, speaking with visitors and guests and sharing their…
Still Accepting Submissions for 30 Paintings in 30 Days
Shelby is fast at work on her first of the “30 Paintings in 30 Days.”Shelby is still looking to her fans for visual inspiration. Her approach is to paint the figure in an urban landscape but she needs some extra photos to choose from.
Send your photos to PfisterPhotos…
The Inner Circle
So, I got to meet her: my replacement. There are so many lessons in life out there waiting for you and only a few you’re fortunate enough to catch. I am lucky enough to have started a project and to have the opportunity to hand it off. I’m…
The Search for the Next Pfister Narrator
With Julie’s time as the current narrator coming to a close, it’s time to select her replacement.
With over twenty wonderful applications submitted this time around, it was a difficult decision for our esteemed panel.
After several hours of deliberation, the six finalists were chosen.
Thank you to…
The Pfister Hotel Announces Search for Next In-House Journalist/Storyteller
The historic Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee is helping another talented local writer develop his or her passion for writing, while enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The hotel has announced the search for its second-ever in-house storyteller, known as the Pfister Narrator. He or she will…
Not So Lonesome at the Pfister
* Note: At the Pfister, we typically do not disclose the identity of entertainers who stay at the hotel. In this case, we’ve received express permission to do so.
There are many memories I have of my dad that keep me close to him. Lonesome Dove, the character-driven cowboy…
Meet Julie Ferris: The Pfister Narrator
The Pfister Hotel is proud to introduce Julie Ferris as our first-ever Pfister Narrator. Julie is a wonderful talent and we are glad to have her capture some of the wonderful stories that take place within our hotel each day. So if you see Julie in the lobby, please…
ThirdCoast Digest: The Pfister names a Narrator: Welcome, Julie Ferris
By: Judith Ann Moriarty of ThirdCoast Digest
Link to Original Article.
I’ve never met Julie Ferris face to face, though I did watch a video tape of her answering questions about how she might best fit into the Pfister Hotel’s Narrator residency. The scene was in a private…
The Pfister Narrator: Historic Hotel Selects First-Ever In-House Journalist
The historic Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee has named Julie Ferris as its first-ever Pfister Narrator. In the role, she will spend time in the hotel’s lobby, interviewing visitors and guests and sharing their stories on the Pfister’s blog. As Pfister Narrator, she will be posting blog…
Pfister Narrator: The review process has started!
In our previous post about The Pfister Narrator program, we mentioned how speechless we were about all the entries we’ve received. The review process has started.
Judith Ann Moriarty gives some insight in to the initial meetings with the selection panel. Check back for updates. We look forward to…
Pfister Narrator: The entries are in!
Wow.
We are speechless. Just…Wow!
Thank you everyone for the overwhelming response to the Pfister Narrator program. We have a binder bursting full of entries.
Seriously, we do!
Furthermore, thank you to The Writer magazine, Poets & Writers magazine and ThirdCoast Digest for spreading the word about the program…
The Pfister Narrator Program 2010-2011
Do you consider yourself the next Ernest Hemmingway, Virginia Woolf or Oscar Wilde? Or are you an aspiring reporter who wants to someday be compared to the likes of Barbara Walters, Walter Cronkite or Katie Couric? Or maybe you just love interacting with people and have a passion for writing…
