Piece Description

Storyteller De Cee Cornish tells a tale of two boys from very different worlds who met one day in early 1960's Houston, Texas. This piece was recorded in front of a studio audience prior to a performance of the Texas Radio Theatre Company. De Cee Cornish is a storyteller and urban griot who lives in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. "You can deal with problems with bullets or seeds; bullets tear and rend the flesh, but planted seeds grow and change from within. Good seeds bring forth good fruit but beware bad seeds rot the meat. My stories are the seeds I sow." De Cee is Texas born, and was raised in "Fifth Ward" Houston. A prodigal at heart, Mr. Cornish joined the military. For more than a decade, he spent year after year living among the people of the Pacific Rim, Southeast Asia, Australia, Alaska, and the desert tribes of the American southwest. He uses stories to teach and motivate, especially pre-teen and teenagers. His work with at-risk kids has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for substance abuse prevention and public health service. Over the years he has worked with the I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION, the STOP THE VIOLENCE programs of the 90's and others.