Faces of London: Sarah

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Sarah, bartender, at Hackney Attic Open Mic Slam Storytelling Event, Backney, London. ( PHOTO COURTESY OF NANOR HARTOUNIAN)

By NANOR HARTOUNIAN
June 13, 2015

Sarah, bartender, at Hackney Attic Open Mic Slam Storytelling Event, Backney, London. ( PHOTO COURTESY OF NANOR HARTOUNIAN)
(PHOTO COURTESY OF NANOR HARTOUNIAN)

On Monday night, I found myself in the attic of London’s Hackney Picturehouse attending an open mic slam storytelling event. I asked the bartender, “Have you ever performed here?”

“No way. I like to stay behind the bar and be inspired by everyone else’s stories.”