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Engagement Ring

Series: Story Salon Live
From: Joseph Dougherty
Length: 00:03:10

Shelley-Anne Martin remembers the emotions linked to a lost engagement ring. Read the full description.

Salonlogob_small The loss of her engagement ring brings a flood of conflicting memories to storyteller Shelley-Anne Martin. Story Salon began in a North Hollywood coffee house in 1996. The rules of the show are simple: Five to seven minutes of original material performed by the writer. This open policy, embracing a sort of "free-range" writing, results in one of the most eclectic hours of performance available. The stories in this series, recorded in front of a live audience, are a sampling of Story Salon's wide range of performers. The result is a unique blend of memoir and observation; sometimes funny, sometimes confessional, often controversial, always unique. Story Salon Live pieces are perfect as free-standing drop-ins or as part of any program focusing on the art of storytelling. Learn more at: www.storysalon.com

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Piece Description

The loss of her engagement ring brings a flood of conflicting memories to storyteller Shelley-Anne Martin. Story Salon began in a North Hollywood coffee house in 1996. The rules of the show are simple: Five to seven minutes of original material performed by the writer. This open policy, embracing a sort of "free-range" writing, results in one of the most eclectic hours of performance available. The stories in this series, recorded in front of a live audience, are a sampling of Story Salon's wide range of performers. The result is a unique blend of memoir and observation; sometimes funny, sometimes confessional, often controversial, always unique. Story Salon Live pieces are perfect as free-standing drop-ins or as part of any program focusing on the art of storytelling. Learn more at: www.storysalon.com

Timing and Cues

Intro: Story Salon is the long running storytelling venue in Southern California that mixes memoir and observation. In this story, The loss of her engagement ring brings a flood of conflicting memories to storyteller Shelley-Anne Martin.

Tag: To learn more about Story Salon, visit their website: www.storysalon.com

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