The story I listened to was “Okay to Tell.” This story was about a girl and her desire to hide from others that she was rapidly loosing her sight.  The entire story revolves around her trying to conceal the truth until her younger brother reveals to her cousins that she’s blind.  The most notable aspect of this story was the emotion that could be heard from the authors voice.  Since the story is very personal and emotional for the speaker, the speaker continuously nervously laughs, almost in a way that makes you think she’s about to get emotional and teary eyed.  This adds a whole other characteristic to storytelling.  Being told in front of others, you get a glimpse as to the emotions the speaker feels presently but possibly the emotions they felt in the past as a part of their story.