In today's episode, I found myself reflecting on the past 2 years since the pandemic hit, and how it forced us to look all around to see that life was more than unsatisfactory: we were deprived of truly living, and living creatively. My journey

7. Your Art Is Your First Love. Will You Nurture It?

Dec 8th, 2021 35m 17s

When we think about relationships, we inherently know the basics of how to keep them alive: provide attention, communication, growth, care, and love (to name a few). What if I told you there is a relationship between you and your craft, and the

6. When Is It Rest, And When Is It Fear?

Jul 14th, 2021 33m 27s

I've been away for a bit too long. And some may say I needed the break, while others (myself) knows any longer, and I might have quit. And while I advocate for quitting, I also stan for pushing through. Discernment is the key. And if you're not

5. Will You Hold The Weight of Your Work?

May 12th, 2021 26m 58s

Work pulled me away, but it also brought me back. It's a beautiful thing that's been abused and soiled down, misunderstood, and seen as the enemy. But what if it's our relationship with work that's stopping us from doing it? What if work ain't

4. Permission to Obsess And Dream And Create And And And—

Mar 17th, 2021 30m 7s

Okay, so... someone you look up to has granted you the permission to be your weird, romantic, dark, twisted self from the art they so shamelessly make and the baton they've passed. You're beside yourself. You're bashful from their audacity, and

3. Words With Friends: Yasmina Price & Interiority

Mar 3rd, 2021 1h 17m

On today's episode, I introduce to you the podcast's new segment, Words With Friends, where I sit down and have a conversation with a Black woman storyteller about their art, their lives, their obsessions, and their techniques.Today, we're joi

2. The Myth of Our Characters, a Kathleen Collins Masterclass

Feb 17th, 2021 1h

“I am interested in how human beings evolve; a consciousness that is true to who they are in HERE. In the center of their being. I am interested in telling stories that give pleasure to the psyche.” —Kathleen CollinsIn this episode, I introduc

1. Expression Is Our Birthright

Feb 3rd, 2021 31m 3s

In our very first episode, we start our conversation on the ways we withhold our right to expression, particularly through our stories. Inspired by an essay written by Stephanie Fields, who theorizes how time hasn't always been kind to Black wo

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Jan 31st, 2021 2m 58s

Welcome to Tales of Our Sisters, a podcast exploring the art within numerous forms of storytelling from the worlds lived and told by Black women storytellers. I'm your host, Cynthia Francillon, and I hope you're as eager as I am to celebrate th

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