How we became sisters | Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy

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🗓️ 2 March 2018

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Poets Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy perform excerpts from their play "Other Women," which is created and directed by Monica L. Williams. In a captivating journey, they weave together stories full of laughter, loyalty, tragedy and heartbreak, recalling the moments that made them sisters.

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0:00.0	This TED Talk features poet, playwright, and pop culture enthusiast, Felice Bell, and writer, performer, and private investigator, Jennifer Murphy, recorded live at TED Women, 2017.
0:14.6	Felice Bell and Jennifer Murphy are going to do excerpts from their play, Other Women, which is created and directed by Monica L. Williams.
0:23.2	So please welcome Felice Bell and Jennifer Murphy.
0:44.0	Thank you. Gambling.
0:53.3	Quit your job with no savings and a rough sketch of the rest of your life.
0:56.9	Withdraw money from your 401k.
0:59.6	Pay the penalty. Why wait?
1:06.0	In this economy, everything you own is worth more than it will ever be.
1:10.3	Cut your hair. Call yourself new.
1:11.9	Call your ex.
1:13.1	Call Robin.
1:15.9	Tell her you bought a ticket to the bay.
1:20.2	Paso Robles' road trip, wine taste.
1:22.9	Buy a mallbec and a tight red tea.
1:25.2	Eat a cookie from an L.A. dispensary.
1:29.7	Chain smoke around bed and breakfast, hillside fire pit with San Diego newlyweds and vineyard view.
1:33.8	Go to the water with your girls and grease-stained bags of burgers.
1:40.5	Sit on driftwood, sunset.
1:44.8	Remember you folded.
1:47.9	Remember your place.
1:51.2	Spend a night in Reno.
1:52.8	Resent the safety of the slots.
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