A live recording of our May 2019 event in collaboration with the Museum of Pop Culture for their opening night of an exhibition called A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes - an exhibit that explored female identity and archetypes through contemporary fashion, photography, film and artwork. Featuring six incredible storytellers who we love very much:

Honey Pluton - https://www.clarapluton.org

Alison Lee Brown - @allysonleeb

Tootsie Spangles - https://www.tootsiespangles.com

Alyza DelPan-Monley - http://www.alyzadpm.com

Laurie Lynch - @laure80

Alyssa Yeoman - https://www.alyssayeoman.com

Theme song by Shelby Easley

Produced and edited by Francesca Betancourt and Linnea Ingalls.

Transcript available at www.sheisfiercestories.org

Award-winning poet Chelsey Richardson shares from her new book of poems, "All Water Has Perfect Memory" releasing on Feb. 27th. Chelsey was a storyteller in the 2017 She is Fierce event, "REBELLION," and we're so grateful she sat down with us to talk a little about her process and experiences. Find and order her book at chelseyrichardson.org.

Check out and follow the amazing artists and organizations Chelsey mentions in this episode:

@ashanti_renee_boutique : High Fashion African boutique 

@beckylairdpottery : Local potter

@mutualaidebooks : Free books in Seattle

@ebobarton : Poet and Editor of Chelsey's book and author of the afterward. 

@teecallin : Rapper and Artist who created Chelsey's book cover

@naihiwet : Poet who is also releasing their book in February

Jasmine Joshua is a beloved part of the She is Fierce community who has been in three different shows - Haunted, Criminal, and Secrets. In this episode, Jasmine tells us the story of their unfortunate encounter with soggy fly-filled kelp, losing their clothes along a hike, and finding the spark of love on a stinky beach.

Jasmine is also the Artistic Director of Reboot Theatre Company - check them out at www.reboottheatre.org!

Produced by Linnea Ingalls and Francesca Betancourt, and theme song by Shelby Easley.