This unique pairing of storytellers will highlight the similarities and differences in their lives, as well as our own.

Carol Birch is a retired children’s librarian known for a compelling blend of energy, warmth, vulnerability, and directness, usually telling literary, folk and fairy tales. Sitting at home during the pandemic, she developed a repertoire of family stories highlighting her working-class roots and life experiences.

Ray Christian is a retired paratrooper, who currently lives in the mountains of North Carolina with his wife, six children, dogs and chickens. His stories are about his life experiences of inner-city poverty, race relations, military, family, travel, and adventure. Christian has told stories on many stages and platforms, including Risk! Podcast, The Moth, Snap Judgment, and The Story Collider.

Presented in person and online
Media Sponsor: WFYI
Videographer Sponsor: Chatham Tap
Interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired
Interpreter Sponsors: Jim Obermaier and Sally Perkins