More Tellable Cracker Tales

by Annette J. Bruce

“The matriarch of Florida storytelling ought to be a woman who has had a hand in the organization of storytelling within the state, as in being one of the founders of the Florida Storytellers Association. She should be a campaigner, showing everyone that storytelling isn’t just for teachers and children but for everyone, that the art is more than just entertainment and fun; it’s a way to pass on our culture from generation to generation. She should be performing for audiences large and small all over the state. She should be an author, collecting and making available for publication fresh, new material. And, most of all, she should be a good listener. I know Annette Bruce to be all these things.” —Bob Patterson, artistic director, Gamble Rogers Folk Festival “The grand dame of Florida storytelling has done it again. More Tellable Cracker Tales promises to be another milestone in the cannon of Florida Cracker culture. A true Southern lady who is at once as sweet as a citrus grove in blo