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Mo Reynolds
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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.
"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.
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To Whom It May Concern
February 2004 Raleigh NC Dear Mom, I've been on this earth now for a week and I have to say, I'm having a hard time. Something keeps...
Mo Reynolds
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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Naked Husbands and Overactive Consciences
It was our first Christmas as a married couple. We had a whopping five months of marriage under our belts and were enjoying a big...
Mo Reynolds
Feb 4, 20223 min read
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Home is Where the Rocks Sing
I grew up on an old tobacco farm in North Carolina. We never grew a thing, but oh did I love that land. We had a zip line from one barn...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 28, 20222 min read
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Nothing happens here that doesn't happen there
"The weight of lies will bring you down And follow you to every town 'cause Nothing happens here that doesn't happen there When you run...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 28, 20222 min read
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Stacks of Stories
No matter how thin the pancake, it always has two sides. Someone deep said that once. I'll add this next level deep thought: Humans are...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 21, 20223 min read
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Unreliable Narrators
It seems a new trend these days for writers to craft their novels with several narrators taking turns. I like the trend and I especially...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 5, 20222 min read
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Standing in Line For Each Other
I was on my way to work when my mom called and asked if I'd seen the news. I hadn't. Then I did. It was still a freak accident at that...
Mo Reynolds
Sep 12, 20212 min read
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Embracing Peculiar
"I just want to be a 'normal' kid!" When my son said this to me, I wanted to answer with this: "Normal is a setting on a washing...
Mo Reynolds
Sep 9, 20213 min read
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Me v. My Brain
If you haven't seen this Pixar short yet. . . I'll wait. It's worth it. I spent some time tonight thinking about how we use the word...
Mo Reynolds
Feb 15, 20212 min read
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Tales of High Five Convert
I found this little critter in the woods on my walk, just hanging out, waiting for someone to come by that had left it behind, offering...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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Making Space
Space. The Final Frontier. It's tough to make space as a mother. People seem to need me all the time. My children have immediate needs as...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 19, 20212 min read
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And Miles to go Before We Sleep. . .
My little Emma was born 12 years ago today in her typical dramatic fashion. Two days later, Barack Obama was sworn in as president. We...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 18, 20212 min read
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Moving Differently
I'm on a yoga journey, which is wonderful and peaceful and enlightening, and also very hard. I have this terrible nagging pain in my...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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Ef oona ent kno weh oona da gwuine, oona should kno weh oona dum from
When I went to college I took a small wooden confederate soldier with me. He was no more than five inches tall, faceless, and held a...
Mo Reynolds
Sep 25, 20204 min read
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Colorblind isn't the goal
Before I went to graduate school I had the opportunity to teach African American literature at Pinecrest high school. The first thing I...
Mo Reynolds
Feb 19, 20203 min read
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His Grace is Sufficient
For the past four years as a storyteller finding my way, I've kept my storytelling side and my own spiritual side separate, afraid of...
Mo Reynolds
Feb 10, 202011 min read
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Storytelling is a Circle
This was a sweet gift from one of the storytellers who attended my workshop during the Florida Storytelling Festival. The workshop was...
Mo Reynolds
Jan 30, 20201 min read
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Creatures of Habit
This is a picture of my husband trying desperately to reroute our two dogs to another path. Nod your head if you know what I'm talking...
Mo Reynolds
Aug 19, 20192 min read
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Call me a born again calf. . because I'm (re)branded
I just made that up, so it is possible that it is completely inappropriate and not funny at all. But, I live in Montana so brands and...
Mo Reynolds
Aug 14, 20192 min read
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