Eleanor Traubman of Creative Times says that her passion lies in revealing the creative brilliance of people everywhere and in connecting those people to one another.

In August she posted a series interviews with interesting Brooklyn creatives like Barbara Ensor, children’s animation teacher and author of Cinderella (As if you didn’t already know the story), and Aaron Zimmerman, Director of the NY Writer’s Coaltition, which sponsors year-round workshops for members of unheard segments of the city’s population – at-risk young people, adult residents of supportive housing, the formerly incarcerated, seniors, and others.

About Barbara Ensor: "During our chat at Park Slope’s Union Hall, Barbara let me know that her family traveled a lot when she was little, so she and her siblings found ways to adapt to different surroundings. For example, they played with dolls way past when they were supposed to, age-wise. They also created a puppet theater. “It was all about setting up the story,” shared Barbara."

About Aaron Zimmerman: "Aaron, like his staff of workshop facilitators, is adept at getting others to tell their stories through writing. He himself has an interesting tale to tell about his own life path. In high school, Aron liked the writing he did in English classes. He also loved acting. In college, he studied film an ended up taking script-writing classes. For the final project, where most students made a film, Aron wrote a screenplay. It was a way of combining his interest in acting with his passion for constructing story through the use of language."