Three stories on this podcast, one from the Black Box in June & two from our trip to Newry: Brian Ammons talks bullies & bull; Cathy Shannon talks cold feet & compassion; Bronagh McAtasney talks about the headstone with no “end date”. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text.