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Storytellers regale guests at first ‘Inspired! live lit’ of 2020

During the monthly storytelling event at the Gaylord Building in Lockport on Jan. 7, Oak Lawn resident Katie Ward shares a personal story she workshopped in Inspired! live lit's storytelling class. Photo submitted.
Homer Glen resident Robert Hafey tells a story about his unlikely friendship with a Japanese woman during his trip to Japan. Benjamin Conboy/22nd Century Media.
Megan Fulara tells an adventure story about the time she summited Mt. St. Helens during Inspired! live lit on Jan. 7. Photo submitted.
(Left to right) First-time storytellers Katie Ward, Allison Veltman, Robert Hafey, Lisa Colleen and Megan Fulara. Photo submitted.
Benjamin Conboy, Assistant Editor
4:30 am CST January 14, 2020

On the first Tuesday of every month, a congregation gathers on the second floor of the Gaylord Building in downtown Lockport for what Barbara Eberhard calls “a great way to spend an evening.”

Eberhard and Lisa Colleen are the duo who brought live storytelling to Lockport under the banner of Inspired! live lit in October 2018. Each month, they have five storytellers share personal narratives — some funny, some solemn, some a combination of the two.

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