Community Storytelling at the Muse: Healing and Growth

Laura Deal is a storyteller, poet, and dream worker. She has appeared on storytelling festival stages (in person and online) across the U.S. She hosts Poets Standing Strong Together, a monthly online gathering of poets under the umbrella of Artists Standing Strong Together. You can hear her stories on Story Story Podcast and the Apple Seed on BYU Radio, as well as her CDs, The Diffendaffer Taffy Cafe and Other Stories and Simple, Clever, and Wise. She’s the author of The Newcomer’s Guide to the Invisible Realm: A Journey through Dreams, Metaphor, and Imagination, and Marbles: New and Collected Poems. Laura is the 2024 recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award. Find her at http://www.LauraDeal.com

John Brewster is a free spirited singer-songwriter with the intention to share empowering music with a conscious message. Imagine if Coldplay, Jason Mraz, and John Denver went into the mountains with an acoustic guitar. With uplifting lyrics, empowering melodies, and a delicate, smooth vocal delivery, Brewster released his debut album, 42°, in 2021 and has started releasing singles towards his eagerly awaited sophomore album.