When extraordinary things happen to ordinary people: How storytelling helped one man overcome tragedy

I was sitting in the balcony seats in the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts when I first heard Ed Gavagan tell his story. If you’ve watched the Kennedy Center Honors on TV, these seats are reserved for cultural icons — musical legends, film and stage royalty. Extraordinary people. It was quite a humbling spot for an ordinary person, but since I was working the show ...

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