Storytelling at the Kerouac House feat. Darrell Nicholson

Our monthly forum and open mic for storytellers On September 26 from 7-9 pm, sailor, writer and storyteller Darrell Nicholson and his restless spirit will be welcomed back as our Feature Storyteller at the Jack Kerouac House. Darrell is the kind of person Jack might choose as a road companion — mad to live, mad to move, and constitutionally incapable of the commonplace. He bicycled across the Eastern Bloc before the wall came down, rebuilt a 62-year-old wooden ketch and sailed it across the Pacific, and backpacked through the Himalayas — adding to a lifetime tally of getting lost—often very lost—in 67 countries. Along the way he served as a pilot boat captain, wrote screenplays for Disney, filed stories from Guam, and accumulated more than two dozen awards for magazine and newspaper writing across technical, environmental, investigative, and travel journalism. He is also an award-winning fiction writer, with poetry and short stories appearing in several prominent journals and the anthology 15 Views of Tampa Bay. His debut story collection, Prudence and Other Stories, is forthcoming. A proud father and grandfather, Darrell currently acts and directs with the beloved playback theatre troupe “Thread,” based in Sarasota, Florida. Clark Brooks will be our opener. Originally from Benton Harbor, Michigan, Clark is a writer and comedian in Tampa. He is a published author with two books and was the first blogger to be granted full-access media credentials to cover the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has performed at comedy clubs all over Florida and is currently the Senior Supreme Executive Premium Content Editor and a contributing writer for Tampa News Force. Victoria Dym is the host and will also tell a story to open the open mic. Sign up to tell a 5-7 minute story at the event. Libations, snacks and Kerouac merch are available. Tickets $10 plus tax.