Speak Up Storytelling

Kat Koppett: "Prayers for Aslan"

Jun 26, 2020
Kat Koppett, improv teacher and co-founder of MOPCO Improv Theater, shares her live story "Prayers for Aslan." The conversation explores childhood games and talismans, a lost charm that shifts belief into ritual, and a Rosh Hashanah moment about choosing faith for her daughter. Hosts analyze list-making, rule-breaking in storytelling, vivid specifics, and when to preserve surprise.
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ADVICE

Do Homework On The Hard Days

  • Do keep Homework for Life entries even on days you struggle to think of something because those hardest days yield strong growth.
  • Persist through the blank days and you'll get better at spotting story-worthy moments.
INSIGHT

Parenthood Reveals Old Wounds

  • Matthew realized, after becoming a father, he feels sadder about his own childhood than before because he now understands parenting losses more vividly.
  • Elysha's observation made him see a new, distinct story thread he hadn't noticed before.
ANECDOTE

Pink Charm And Childhood Belief

  • Kat Koppett recounts sixth-grade girls playing witches games, collecting charms, and communing with a plastic pink 'Aslan' talisman.
  • The story traces that child's private belief to her later parenting choice to let her daughter choose whether to believe.
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