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Chuck, like Emily, will be share his perspective about his hopes and dreams of starting a family after getting married and how he handled several years of trying. Chuck will give a rare glimpse of how men handle loss and the longing to become a parent. Tune in to hear how he balanced his emotions while staying supportive and encouraging to his wife.
On December 26, 2015, Chuck and Emily became the proud parents of baby bubbles, Avett Otis Beard, who has changed their world and the world of family, friends, and even customers of East Side Story! Avett Otis is so darn cute, he even has garnered a huge following on social media! Hear about the adventures of Chuck, now known as Super Dad, raising Avett Otis! Tune in to hear how he balances bouncing one of the happiest babies ever on his knee while managing East Side Story and how he stayed focused to finish graduate school this year. Whew! Hear his encouraging words to couples trying to become parents and life lessons he has learned along the way.
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| Avett Otis..some one hire this kid! |
This show promises to bring you a few tears and tons of laughter this Father's Day weekend!
More about East Side Story!
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| The Beards! |
Like any good idea, East Side Story really started when more and more people besides the person who initially thought about it believed in its mission. Chuck Beard, a freelance writer, editor, and author, realized that there was a lack of opportunities and spotlights for local aspiring writers and published authors not known on a national scale to hone their craft and share their stories.
In the Summer of 2012, Chuck entered his idea for what would become East Side Story into a nationwide idea contest titled Launch that was put together by Nashville’s own Proof Branding Solutions. The contest asked anyone with a good idea to explain what it was about, what it would become if realized, and how it would positively affect the community that it is located inside and beyond into the future. The winner of the contest would be rewarded with a number of services that Proof Branding Solutions provides to help small businesses get started. Lo and behold, after receiving over a 100 solid ideas for the contest, East Side Story was chosen as the best one!
Chuck then met with the good people of Proof to begin things such as business and marketing plans on top of logo and website designs. After meeting with Proof and defining the goals and essence of what East Side Story would become, the next step was to find a physical location. Chuck met with good friends Bret and Meg MacFadyen of Art & Invention and The Idea Hatchery in East Nashville, and, as his running good fortune would have it, they had an opening at The Idea Hatchery for the perfect spot for East Side Story to officially begin and join the creative family of shops on “The Row” at 1108 Woodland Street.
On August 1st, less than a month after winning the idea contest, a lease was signed, keys were exchanged, and door at 1108 Woodland Street, Unit B, first opened … just in time to paint, design, and start loading the bookstore with local literature-based artwork and shelves of beautiful, locally written books. Since idea inception, the snowball of positive feedback, more great ideas to make a good thing even better, and pure excitement for more original stories to be shared has grown more by the day.
East Side Story encourages, supports, cultivates, and provides a
platform for local writers to tell their best story. Our goal is to be a
viable outlet to share these stories online through this website and at
the bookstore. East Side Story was first inspired by all of the
creative talent that is evident in the Nashville area, and we hope to
inspire and grow with this community for a long time going forward.
For more info about East Side Story click here:Photo credits: East Side Story and the Beards
