Cooper Braun was raised by granola eating coyotes in Boulder Colorado. He was awarded the 2018 JJ Reneaux Emerging Artist Award and the 2022 Regional Excellence Award by the National Storytelling Network. Since the beginning of the pandemic Cooper has become one of the leading producers of virtual storytelling shows. Cooper’s stories remind us that fairy tales were never just for children. That traditional stories can be funny, dark, poignant, and anything but dry.