The Buzz Intro Interview

Shannon M. Turner / scrapping self-employed artist

If you've ever struggled to find work, if you feel like you still seek a purpose or spark in life, if you wish we had the terms "quarter-life crisis" or "gap year" back in the day, if you want to steep in some Gen X nostalgia, if you love a good unrequited love story, if you loved going to or even worked at a camp, if you like geeking out about storytelling, or, hey, if you just wanna stick it to the man(ager), this is gonna be a good hang!

Welp, this is my hometown, so Atlanta is obvees for me. But also, I love the Atlanta Fringe because it's just so very Atlanta. I love seeing people become so excited about the work, to buzz around in lobbies and nearby restaurants, talking about the work. It reminds me of what great, creative, smart people we are around here

These stories from my early twenties--a time when I was "scrapping"--have always stuck with me. Since I became a professional storyteller, I have been scrapping in a different way. It feels like there's a certain kind of resonance or synchronicity between the two eras that speak to each other. I think there's some part of me that's trying to heal myself by telling these stories. Research is "me"search as they say. But also, during the pandemic, I kept reading about "The Great Resignation, " "Lazy Girl Jobs, " and "Quiet Quitting." It feels like we're hanging under a malaise with our sense of purpose, power, passion, and possibility (the four tenets of the Teapot Project). I thought maybe others could get inspired by thinking about where their journeys with work have gone, where they might be leading.