It was Amanda Rodgers’ fourth wedding anniversary when we met at Story night in May, so she took the occasion to tell us how she and Chad met. It’s a story about breakups, choosing to participate and the things that happen that seem insignificant until huge life changes happen. If you think you might want […]

Nessa Goldman doesn’t like bugs. She clarifies that a little bit up front, but gives us all the more reason to believe her. Nessa told this story about a botfly from Belize at our Story Night in April when the theme was “Taxed.” After listening to the story, if you’re interested, check out a YouTube […]

Rosi Farley was obsessed to the point of tears and decided to take action instead of wallowing, The result probably wasn’t what she expected. And the ending was sad. Rosi, who forever will be known as the first winner of a Story Night event, spoke at what was the final Story Night at the Manette […]

The only reason this story seemed relevant for the podcast was because it was timely and reflected another challenge we’re undertaking. We’re moving. This move was 90 percent necessary. As much as we’re moving into a new home, we’re moving into a new situation that represents growth for us. So, I’ve been working steadily in […]

Craig Gurney took the invitation to sing and gave us a couple of parodies at Story Night in December, when the theme was “Soundtrack.” The songs are charming reinventions of two popular songs. The music for this episode comes from The Beatles, the original version of Rocky Raccoon. Below you can watch a sweet cover […]

When the questions about the one true faith don’t arise, life can go on untroubled. Once you realize those who weren’t on your side were going to Hell, that’s where the trouble starts. Mike Etgen told this story on February 1, 2018, when the themes were based on the stories told in the book The […]

Bryan Lynn goes down the list of living arrangements that led to where he is now. Bryan told this story at the February 1, 2018 Story Night when the themes were pulled from the book, The Smell of Other People’s Houses, by Bonnie-Sue Franklin. The book is Kitsap Regional Library’s One Book One Community selection […]

It’s the truth for most of us that when we begin to take seriously our desire for love and romance, we spend a lot of time speaking the wrong language, maybe even singing the wrong tune, or the right one and just not interpreting it the way that works best for us. Alison Loris’s story […]

As the title suggest, if you go listening to this podcast episode you may come out the other end, so to speak, with images you won’t soon be able to discard. Consider yourself warned. Chris Kornelis told this story in 2016 when the theme was “Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.” We make […]

“Just like you,” is a phrase many a mother will warn their children about the children they will one day have. Seth Park’s mom did, and she was right. But the karma didn’t just stay with Seth. Seth told this story at the November 2017 Story Night when the theme was “What Goes Around.” On […]