Joe is a long retired Computer Software Developer. After he retired he embarked on avocations using his voice. He has been a professional oral storyteller for over 20 years to adult and children audiences. He joined Toastmaster International in 1988 to polish his speaking skills. He eventually taught public speaking at a local community college for 10 years. He has been a paid and volunteer docent for over 20 years. Joe likes to read which came in handy as he built his story repertoire which includes literary stories, ghost stories, tall tales, folk tales, and historical stories. It was in the discovery and development of literary stories that Joe’s book emerged. He found literary stories often need to be adapted to fit the oral telling art form. His thought was to share some of his adaptations with other tellers both professional and amateur. Contact Joe at [email protected]