Carmen Agra Deedy reflects on a not-too-distant past when children ran free through their neighborhoods in her story “Blackberries and Chiggers.” Carmen was born in Havana but fled Castro’s Cuba at a very young age with her family. Raised in Decatur, Georgia, Cuban-American storyteller Carmen deedy has appeared at such venues as the Kennedy Center, the New Victory Theater on Broadway, and the Library of Congress. Experience her charm and vivacious storytelling by listening to her TED talk, https://www.ted.com/talks/carmen_agra_deedy_spins_stories?language=en