Mark Binder... author • storyteller •nice guy•

Two Guys Project:  Breathing Fresh Air

Stories and Poems for National Parks Day 
Starring Christopher Johnson and Mark Binder. 

1pm and 2pm at Slater Mill National Park, 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket

Rain or Shine • All Ages • Free Admission

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Carolyn Martino died recently. You can read her obituary here.

I didn't know about storytelling until I went to a Little Rest Storytelling swap at Carolyn Martino's house. Never had the experience. 

At the gathering, many stories were told…

A truth-telling poet and a storytelling liar walk into a bar… Words will fly. 

Starring Christopher Johnson and Mark Binder 

A chance encounter during dance rehearsals for Bill T Jones' "What Problem" brought two of Rhode Island's best-known wordsmiths together.  

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"Binder is a skilled writer and performer, and in these stories he’s as charming as ever…" 
– Alan Rosenberg, USA TODAY NETWORK

Every year we celebrate by shopping.

Yeah yeah, we want to give gifts and get gifts (as Shmeini Schlemiel says), but I've always found it hard.

Do you try to buy something you think they will like? Do you give…

When her parents' marriage falls apart, how will Rachel Cohen adapt?

Every year I write a Hanukkah story. This one is just out.

Click the link below to find it on Spotify, iTunes and others…
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/markbinder/broken-candles-feat-izzy-abrahmson

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and are looking forward to a warm holiday season.

Book Signings and Storytelling(s?)

Come out and see me this month. I'll be signing books and telling stories all over.

• Book Signing, Saturday…

Thanksgiving… White Cane Awareness… Identity… and more stories for discussion and pleasure.

Even during the best residencies, I only have a few hours with students. These are stories you (and your students) can listen to and read at your own…

Listen to the story on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, GooglePlay and more…

More than a decade a go, I almost went blind. I was wearing contact lenses at the beach and either grit from the sand or a batch of bad…

It was a cold day in Providence. Winds were gusting at 20 mph. But the audience kept warm by laughing and listening.

Listen to Cinderella Spinderella, one of my personal favorites - and watch for the moment the tent…

I've enjoyed several interviews with Erik Heen for the What's Your Story radio show.

We discussed StoryFest, the It Ate My Sister audiobook and more. It's always interesting to capture a story that has visual effects in an audio-only medium.

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