
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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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.
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.
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.





