Starting out the second half of our recent “No Vacancy” show at Jimmy’s No. 43, Sydney Beveridge learned that the space between two college roommates is often more than the physical 12 feet separating their single beds. Here’s Liz Simons reading Sydney’s story “Brochure Worthy.” (pictured left to right Liz Simons and Sydney Beveridge) Finally, […]

Beginning our recent “No Vacancy” evening at Jimmy’s No. 43, a semester abroad is nearly ruined by one aggressive, sloppy, dim-witted, and perpetually horny housemate in Laura Forer’s story of her time in Spain. Give a listen to Bard Hovenga reading “No Comprendo.” Switching it up, Bard Hovenga’s inaction results in an less-than-ideal roommate set-up, one […]

Today’s Two on Tuesday stories were performed live as part of our “Dark Woods” show. Were you ever told you had an over-active imagination?  When you have an older sibling who loves to tease, it can be a tricky business. Chris Gebauer writes about the joys and terrors of childhood in “The Wolfman Cometh” read […]

Today’s pair of “Two on Tuesday” stories comes from our show LOCK & KEY. In “What Am I Doing Here?”, Ryan Holmes risks jeopardizing a new-found sense of security by being true to himself. It’s a story of negotiating friendship, and Los Angeles traffic, with bonus relationship advice from none other than the singer Tony […]

Today’s “Two on Tuesday” stories were performed live at Jimmy’s No. 43 as part of our WILD CARD show. Lucky at cards, unlucky in love. Can you be unlucky at both? And what if the cards are being dealt by a psychic? Her story “All in the Cards” was the first time writer Shelley Gazes’ […]

A year ago, we expanded No, YOU Tell It! by offering workshops at QED: A Place to Show & Tell in Astoria. These workshops are open to writers of all levels looking to switch-up their story.  (pictured left to right: Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons, Jessica Cannon, Carrie Haugh, Alessia Donati, Violet Olds, Katie Johnston, and Erika […]

This episode we’re featuring a pair of stories from our LOCK & KEY show. In our first story, author Stella Kaufman has devised a coping mechanism for dealing with the sleights, pain, and humiliation life can deal out. It’s a story of how we negotiate memory, especially in our current internet age – who we share […]

Today’s “Two on Tuesday” stories were first read during our evening titled BUYER BEWARE. With the discovery of a lover’s secret sex blog, the only rational thing to do is turn away from the screen and run. But once that first thread pulled begins to unravel, the sweater of crazy that was his secret online […]

Our own Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons was interviewed about how our series might help a fiction writer. Read the interview on About.com here. Then give a listen to our special “Fiction Edition” show to hear firsthand how No, YOU Tell It! works across genres. These stories were recorded live on June 17th at Jimmy’s No. 43 and feature two alums […]

For this special episode, you can LISTEN to these switched-up stories from our live show and READ Molly’s story at The Literary Review via TLR SHARE. In “Song Lines,” a singer/songwriter has an adventure in Ireland and finds all sorts of new doors opening for her. The remarkable Rebecca Hart will be appearing in The Civilians’ “Rimbaud […]