WHY I DO WHAT I DO!
It's okay for people talk about all my irons in the fire. It's okay that they think I'm the busiest person in the world. (I'm not!) It's okay... they don't understand that everything I do revolves around one "main" element in life: Story.
My story. Your story. His story. Her story. The story behind a town. The story behind a landscape. The story behind an issue. The story behind an event. The story behind an artist. The story behind a photo. The story behind an art piece. The story behind a headstone. The story behind a song. Everything is...
Story.
I love stories. I need to tell stories. And that's what I try to do...in many, many ways.
My story. Your story. His story. Her story. The story behind a town. The story behind a landscape. The story behind an issue. The story behind an event. The story behind an artist. The story behind a photo. The story behind an art piece. The story behind a headstone. The story behind a song. Everything is...
Story.
I love stories. I need to tell stories. And that's what I try to do...in many, many ways.
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Thank God for All the Little Things
written and performed by Richelle Putnam
Richelle, guitar/organ; Philip Whaley, drums; Joey Ethridge, lead guitar, piano; backup vocals Philip and Richelle
written and performed by Richelle Putnam
Richelle, guitar/organ; Philip Whaley, drums; Joey Ethridge, lead guitar, piano; backup vocals Philip and Richelle
Richelle
is the managing editor for The Bluegrass Standard
is the publisher/editor for Southern Roots Magazine
facilitates arts integration workshops/writing workshops in libraries/community centers/schools/preschools
facilitates teacher/staff development on arts integration
is an event speaker (history, freelancing, writing craft, arts-integrated teaching)
performs solo and with band at clubs, festivals & community events
instructs all levels on the craft of writing (See CV for credentials)
writes for community stage and school theatre
a former host of Supertalk Mississippi 103.3 FM "Behind the Scenes" (arts & entertainment) and "Looking Back" (at past issues, events, people, and places)
FOR THESE NON-PROFITS,
RICHELLE IS A(n):
Arts Project Director - The Montgomery Institute
Mississippi Humanities Speaker
Roster/Teaching Artist - Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC)
Poetry Out Loud Judge - Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC)
Roster Artist/Member of Mississippi Alliance for Arts in Education
is the managing editor for The Bluegrass Standard
is the publisher/editor for Southern Roots Magazine
facilitates arts integration workshops/writing workshops in libraries/community centers/schools/preschools
facilitates teacher/staff development on arts integration
is an event speaker (history, freelancing, writing craft, arts-integrated teaching)
performs solo and with band at clubs, festivals & community events
instructs all levels on the craft of writing (See CV for credentials)
writes for community stage and school theatre
a former host of Supertalk Mississippi 103.3 FM "Behind the Scenes" (arts & entertainment) and "Looking Back" (at past issues, events, people, and places)
FOR THESE NON-PROFITS,
RICHELLE IS A(n):
Arts Project Director - The Montgomery Institute
Mississippi Humanities Speaker
Roster/Teaching Artist - Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC)
Poetry Out Loud Judge - Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC)
Roster Artist/Member of Mississippi Alliance for Arts in Education

Richelle Putnam has been awarded several grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC), including a 2014 and a 2020 fellowship for fiction. She has worked as a teaching artist in in several special Mississippi Arts Commission initiatives in education. These grants are made possible by continued funding from the Mississippi State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.