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Meet Mo

Storyteller. Speaker. Educator

I am a connection builder. I tell stories to connect people to each other, to themselves, and to wonderful stories from around the world. Whether it is on big festival stages or small community libraries, stories build bridges and I'm a happy architect.

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"Mo Reynolds is an amazingly fun teller. She will take you on a seriously side stitching ride that you will never want to end!"

Donna Washington

National Storyteller

Mo's Musings

From book reviews to life changing observations to funny anectodes, this is where I write my way through life. I'm not promising it will change your life, but I'm also not promising it won't.

Pancakes and Protests

No matter how thin the pancake, there are always two sides. I waited three hours outside the Greensboro mall in 1988 to shake hands with...

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Jun 204 min read

Motherhood is Messy

Like most mothers, my mom was a busy woman. Not only did she raise three brilliant, shining daughters, she also put up with my dad while...

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Jun 122 min read

It Takes Time

I was humbled with the realization that the kind of art I want to create with my life is not going to simply pop into existence.

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Feb 51 min read

Blowing Glass

Thoughts on love, glassblowing, and Jayber Crow

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Jan 243 min read

What is a Storyteller?

Thoughts on a job that is very hard to explain.

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Jan 222 min read

Let the River Keep Flowing. . .

Last summer I bought this hat when I drove ALONE from Alaska to Idaho. That was ten days on the road all by my lonesome through the wild...

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Sep 26, 20244 min read

People and Soup

Like many engaged couples before us my fiancee and I registered for a wishlist of gifts leading up to our big day. This was before the...

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Aug 29, 20242 min read

The Fall of Atticus

I was sitting in an American Heritage class at Brigham Young University when I realized I had been taught a different history than everyone

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May 10, 20243 min read

Putting Out Fires and Brewing Some Tea

I had a dear college friend walk through colon cancer a few years ago. I decided to start writing her letters, a one way pen pal...

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Jan 4, 20242 min read

Finding Little Mo

This is me. Me before I found out I was had to work to love myself, I just thought I deserved it. Me before the world told me I was...

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Jul 3, 20232 min read

Fare thee Well, FitBit

We had a good run. Well, mostly we had a few good walks. I set some huge step goal a few years ago and my "prize" was a FitBit. What is...

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May 23, 20232 min read

My Mom Might Actually Be Jewish

My mom ran a bed and breakfast in our home when I was a kid. I lived between world class golfing and a hub of NASCAR. So, we were pretty...

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Jan 9, 20231 min read

Finding My Inner Finn

My first winter in Montana was less than magical. The blanket of snow suffocated me and by March I was beginning to lose my mind. I...

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Jan 9, 20232 min read

That Makes Sense

When I was twelve years old I came home after school each day to an empty house--parents at work and older sisters in a variety of after...

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Jan 6, 20233 min read

Don't Hold Your Breath

My dad was a scuba instructor when I was a little girl in Panama. I was too young to go with him, but I did buddy breathe with him once...

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Nov 14, 20222 min read

Dropping the Should Stick

(Even my dog liked this book) I tried knitting once. When I broke into a sweat, I knew I was doing something wrong. It wasn't supposed to...

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Oct 31, 20223 min read

The Spines We Cannot See

We landed in Puerto Vallarta and hopped in a taxi with Adrian to the nearest grocery store, where we marvelled at the freshly made...

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Oct 20, 20223 min read

Some of Our Fallen Are Still Standing

"You may not know this, but I was married once. It didn't work out. But, she made me that." "I know Dad. That woman was my mom." "That...

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May 31, 20223 min read

Not as the World Giveth. . .

Let’s begin with a story. Once upon a time there was a farmer and his son who worked very hard together to make something of their small...

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May 12, 202212 min read

The Truth, and Nothing But the Truth

*Names have been changed to protect the innocent So, once upon a time there was this girl, we'll just call her Megan. Megan was in high...

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Apr 15, 20222 min read