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No, YOU Tell It!

No, YOU Tell It!

Written by: No YOU Tell It!
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True-life tales with a TWIST: Each participant develops their own story on the page and then flips scripts with a partner to present each other’s story on stage. WATCH HERE to learn more about what we do!

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Episodes
  • “Prom Queens” Part 2: Tim Lindner and Ricki Richards (Episode 84)

    “Prom Queens” Part 2: Tim Lindner and Ricki Richards (Episode 84)
    Oct 23 2025
    The second half of our “Prom Queens” show marks an important No, YOU Tell It! first.

    Story coach, social media savant, and forthcoming Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems and Stories by Queens Writers anthology editor, Tim Lindner, took on a new role as storyteller, trading tales with the fabulous Ricki Richards.

    Give a listen as story coach Pichchenda Bao gets to know our storytellers before they perform each other’s true prom tale.


    Ricki Richards and Tim Lindner. Photo credit Sachyn Mital.
    Stories were directed by Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons and performed live on September 17, 2025, at Grove 34 in Astoria.

    Full show program here.

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    THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2025 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT.

    This project is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts.

    This organization is funded in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall
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    33 mins
  • “Prom Queens” Part 1: Jane Frances and Vegas K Jarrow (Episode 83)

    “Prom Queens” Part 1: Jane Frances and Vegas K Jarrow (Episode 83)
    Oct 16 2025
    Everyone has a story about going (or not going) to prom.

    For this special Bookend Event for the 20th Anniversary of the Brooklyn Book Festival, four contributors to the forthcoming Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers anthology from Poets of Queens stepped into each other’s prom stories.

    Before we hear the first pair, give a listen as story director Erika Iverson gets to know the storytellers a bit better.


    Jane Frances and Vegas K Jarrow. Photo credit: Sachyn Mital
    Stories were performed live on September 17, 2025, at Grove 34 in Astoria. Full show program here.

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    THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2025 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT.

    This project is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts.

    This organization is funded in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall
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    30 mins
  • “My Place” Part 2: Ari Figueroa and Francisco Delgado (Episode 82)

    “My Place” Part 2: Ari Figueroa and Francisco Delgado (Episode 82)
    Jul 15 2025
    This special show was inspired by the Queens Name Explorer, an interactive digital map developed by Queens Memory that illuminates the historical significance behind the people’s names that grace public spaces across the borough.


    Story partners Francisco Delgado and Ari Figueroa. Photo credit: Sachyn Mital.
    Give a listen as our second set of storytellers step into the map to explore “My Place” in Queens.

    Special thanks to the Greater Astoria Historical Society for their assistance in creating the generative “My Place in Queens” workshop, where these stories first began.

    Stories

    • Take a Walk With Me, by Ari Figueroa, performed by Francisco Delgado, and directed by KJ Fitzsimmons
    • Ashes and Stars, by Francisco Delgado, performed by Ari Figueroa, and directed by KJ Fitzsimmons
    Bios

    Francisco Delgado is a CHamoru writer of fiction, poetry, and literary scholarship on contemporary Native American and Indigenous literatures. His novella, On Remembering My Friends, My First Job, and My Second-Favorite Weezer CD, won the 2024 Clay Reynold’s Novella Prize and is published with Texas Review Press. Other recent work is featured in Mānoa and Poets of Queens, vol. 2. He teaches at BMCC (CUNY) and lives in Forest Hills with his wife and their son.

    Carnie, librarian, drag queen, and teacher—these are just some of the faces Ari Figueroa has worn. But throughout their life, whether growing up in Massachusetts or evolving in New York, they have always been a writer. Everything they make, including poetry, short stories, & plays, is with the intent of connection. Ari is currently working on their first fantasy-humor novel and is always looking for more opportunities to create. They’d like to thank their fiancée Aria and their bestie Jesse, who have both been incredibly supportive but also invaluable sounding boards for Ari’s work. Thank you to Kelly Jean and No, YOU Tell It! for this new chance to share their stories.

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    This project is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall.

    This organization is funded in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall.
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    31 mins
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