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PROFESSIONAL STORYTELLER: Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons has been telling stories and teaching storytelling around the USA since 1989. She tells age-appropriate stories. She encourages lots of audience participation as she performs. Debbie has been a member of the National Storytelling Network and the Tennessee Storytelling Association since 1990. For more information on her storytelling performances and workshops, please visit More Dunn Tales - Storytelling Website.
EDUCATION: In 1980, Debbie earned her 2 Bachelor's degrees in Elementary Education and in Sociology. In 1989, Debbie earned her Master's degree in Elementary Education with a specialization in Storytelling.
PUBLISHED AUTHOR & ONE-WOMAN THEATRE SHOWS: Debbie performs One-Woman Theatre Shows based on her two published books written under her pen name of DJ Lyons: (1) The Bell Witch Unveiled At Last! The True Story Of A Poltergeist and (2) White Reindeer, Kudzu Monster, & Other Tales Of Wonder. The Bell Witch book was published in March of 2008. For more information about her Bell Witch book, to book Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons for a book signing or performance about the Bell Witch, or to purchase her book using Pay Pal, please visit Bell Witch Unveiled Website. The White Reindeer book will be published later in 2009. For more information about this book, please visit Ask DJ Lyons Website.
TEACHER: Debbie was an Elementary teacher for 7 years: Pre-First, Chapter I Math Lab, Grades 4, 4-5 split, and 5. She was a Middle School teacher: Conflict Resolution teacher for 5 years (Grades 6, 7, and 8) and a 7th Grade English teacher for 2 1/2 years.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Debbie Dunn
1190 Welcome Grove Road
Mosheim, Tennessee 37818
(423) 422-9728
E-mail: moredunntales@yahoo.com
E-mail: askdjlyons@yahoo.com
Website #1: Debbie's Storytelling Website
Website #2: Bell Witch Unveiled Website
Website #3: Ask DJ Lyons Website
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PAST PERFORMANCE DETAILS FROM 1993 TO 2008:
Prior to the 2008 publication of her book, Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons performed the One-Woman Show called "The Bell Witch Unveiled" at:
- 10-28-1993 - Central High School, Knoxville, TN
- 10-31-1993 - Lightworks, Bristol, TN
- 10-27-1996 - TarSide Tales, Rocky Mount Storytelling Festival, NC
- 4-29-1997 - Cheatham County Public Library, Ashland City, TN
- 5-01-1997 - Gorham-MacBane Public Library, Springfield, TN
- 5-15-1997 - Elmer Hinton Memorial Public Library, Portland, TN. Click HERE to read Press Release from Portland Leader by Julie Durbin.
- 1-07-1997 - Zephyr, Knoxville, TN
- 5-07-1999 - Green Spring Tales in the Cemetery, Greeneville, TN
After the book was published in March of 2008, she performed her One-Woman Show called "The Bell Witch Unveiled" at three locations during that same year:
- 6-14-2008 - Folk Life Tent at Louie Bluie Music & Arts Festival at Cove Lake State Park in Caryville, Tennessee. Click HERE for more details about Festival. Click HERE to read Charlotte Underwood's Press Release in the LaFollette Press.
- 7-12-2008 - Maury County Public Library in Columbia, TN. Click HERE for more details about the Library Performance. Click HERE to read Adam Southern's Press Release in The Daily Herald.
- 10-24-2008 - Art Circle Public Library in Crossville, TN. Click HERE to read more details about library performance.
Professional Storyteller Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons is available for performances and book signings throughout the USA. For more information, to buy a book using Pay Pal, or to book Debbie for a performance, call Debbie at (423) 422-9728 or e-mail Debbie at moredunntales@yahoo.com.
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A poltergeist (Bell Witch) haunted the family of John & Lucy Bell from 1817-1821. Cate Batts, often spelled Kate, was wrongly given the blame. Instead, three (3) Poltergeists followed John Bell from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to Adams, Tennessee, seeking their revenge. The Bell Witch Unveiled book and one-woman show entitled The Bell Witch Unveiled At Last! The True Story Of A Poltergeist written under my pen name of DJ Lyons unveils secrets like:
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Who was the Tennessee Bell Witch?
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Why did the poltergeist choose to haunt the family of John and Lucy Bell?
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Why was the poltergeist known as the Bell Witch?
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Is the Bell Witch Cave haunted by 'Kate' or by some other spirits?
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Is there a connection between the Trail of Tears and the Bell Witch Cave?
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Why did the people of Adams, TN wrongly accuse Cate Williams Batts of being Kate - the poltergeist?
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How did the poltergeist, also called the Bell Witch, learn to talk?
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Why did the Bell Witch rarely give the same answer twice when asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
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Why did the people of Adams, Tennessee, mostly choose to call the poltergeist, the Bell Witch, by the name of Kate?
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What connection does Kate aka the Bell Witch aka the Poltergeist have with Cate Williams Batts?
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Why was the teenage daughter of John and Lucy Bell, Betsy Bell, tortured for dating Joshua Gardner?
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Why was the poltergeist, also known as the Bell Witch, the scapegoat for every bad thing that happened in Adams, Tennessee?
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Did Andrew Jackson really have a run-in with the poltergeist, also known as the Bell Witch? If so, what happened?
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If Cate Williams Batts was really the niece of Lucy Williams Bell and John Bell (by marriage), why do most or all of the archives state that Cate Williams Batts was just a neighbor?
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Why do the archives state that Cate had no living descendants when she actually had five daughters and one son, many of whom had children and grandchildren of their own?
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Just why was there this elaborate cover-up perpetuated by the descendants of John and Lucy Bell and the descendants of Frederick and Cate Batts?
Many of these secrets are revealed in Debbie's One-Woman Show; plus, all of these secrets and more are revealed about the Bell Witch in the book entitled "The Bell Witch Unveiled At Last! The True Story Of A Poltergeist" written by DJ Lyons (a pen name for Professional Storyteller Debbie Dunn).
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