Craig HACKIN' BOO' Harrison
Telling Tales of Humor & Humanity

Telling under the name "Hackin' 'Boo," Craig Harrison's tales of humor and humanity tickle funny bones and touch hearts. Craig, who grew up in the People's Republic of Berkeley during the 60's, tells tales in and out of school, as well as from his travels to numerous countries on five continents.

"Bird watching" story

at NSF in Jonesborough, TN 2005

Telling in Gengcun, PRC 2006

The Wizard of Or(inda)

Craig was 2007-08 vice-chair of the Storytelling Association of California (and completed his sixth year on this board in 2009), is a professional member of the National Storytellers Network, and founded the Storytellers Professional Emphasis Group (PEG) of the National Speakers Association in 2007. He's also on the committee for the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, now in its 25th year!

Craig has authored multiple storytelling articles for NSN's Storytelling magazine, SAC's Storyline and a number of his 40-plus articles for The Toastmaster are on storytelling.

Listen to Craig's teleseminar for professional storytellers entitled Homegrown Humor: Prospecting Your Past to Find your OWN Stories. Download the associated handout.

Griot interview of Mary Trahan

StoryCorps Interview with Mom!

Birthing Storytellers' PEG for NSA
in Aug. 2007 with Beverly Babb

As The Very Reverend
Verbal T.Toastmaster

Stories of Hackin' 'Boo:

Boff! Shazaam!! Kaboom!!! Holy Humanities: How One Boy Learned to Read

Homegrown Humor: Of Course He's A Riot…He Sells Used Jokes!

Growing Up in the PRB: My Childhood in Berkeley During the 60's

A Tale of Two Elections: A True California Political Coaching Story

A Blind Date With Destiny — How I Became A Professional Storyteller

Twice Told Pork: Tales of Traveling to Gengcun, China on the 2006 Nu Wa Storytelling Expedition

Hard Luck As A Hard Hat — How I Learned to Love White Collar Work

Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud…C. Funk Rides the Pine

From Errors to Excellence: A True Baseball Story of Historic Proportions…September 14, 1986

The Day I Made Sinbad Laugh! (Craig's Brush with Fame)

Modern Day Super Heroes!

KQED Pledge Drivin' with SAC Board! How 'bout dem T's?

Relatin' Photo by Julie Bown

With NuWa delegation in PRC (that's me in the red shirt!) in Gengcun on our last day in the village

NSA Storytellers PEG co-founders
Craig and Vincent Kituku CSP

Praise for Craig's Storytelling presentations at meetings, conferences and conventions:

The Speaker as Storyteller: Presentation to Storytellers professional Emphasis Group (PEG) at NSA Convention July 18, 2009 in Phoenix ([handout with reading list]) Evaluations to be posted upon receipt.

The Speaker as Storyteller: Presentation to Heartland NSA chapter Nov. 8, 2008 in Kansas City.
(Read Letter of Appreciation)

Homegrown Humor: Prospecting Your Past to Discover Your Own Stories, Nov. 21, 2008 in Scottsdale, AZ.
(Read evaluation summaries from the Fall Conference of the National Speakers Association).

Story Tell Story Sell: Sales Through Storytelling, August 4, 2008 in NYC.
(Read evaluation summaries from the Fall Conference of the National Speakers Association).

Bouverie Preserve Docent Training on Storytelling to 3rd & 4th Graders, February 4, 2009
Handout available upon request. Read Craig's Letter of Appreciation.