Floating on a river can feel like floating in space, weightless and effortless. Then it can feel like riding on an asteroid. Char Burnette went on an adventure with friends down the Deschutes River in Oregon. Ten years later we heard about all that was good, and all that made it an adventure. This is […]

Ed McDonald, aka “Cherry Boy,” had one job to do to make his shipmates happy; become a real man. There was a catch Ed couldn’t reveal, but eventually he lived a life free of secrets. This story first appeared in the Kitsap Sun in October of 2015 and received first place in Personalities Reporting from […]

Getting where we want to go does not always mean taking a straight path. You know that, but that doesn’t stop us from complaining when the road looks different than we thought. When the goal is clear, however, a turn can just be a turn, not necessarily a turn for the worse. Mike Nystrom had […]

Axel Mundi and his parents did what they were supposed to do. They invested in his dream. Months later it seemed that investment had come to fruition. Years later it looked like it should have been a scam. If only it had been. Axel told this story at Story Night in April 2016, when the […]

On a night when the theme was “Life After,” Gladys Smith shared a story that starts at an age when there is little recollection of the life before. It was the day she learned the truth about her mother. Though the story starts there, like many stories this one has beginnings and endings that don’t necessarily […]

Jason Esposito works on the ocean. One time while he was cooking, the ocean did what the ocean does. Cooking while moving can be an adventure, and Jason told this story in September, when the night’s theme was “Fall Back.” He won, riding in on a rogue wave of gravy. To give further flavor, if […]

Corinne Nichol took flight in her life after her divorce. She realized something else in her life after a brief moment that could have ended differently. Corinne told this story at the January 5, 2017 Story Night. The theme that night was “Life After.” She was the night’s winner. In fact, on the three occasions […]

Amid the turmoil and the ill feelings surrounding a nation’s decision to go to war, Cris Larsen found a way to bring peace to someone who had a lot at stake. That only happened, however, after he had decided to take a short road trip to get family members away from the heat, only to […]

Genavieve Scott was going nowhere, not even home, in Minneapolis. She ran into a group that for a short time became friends. They suggested Seattle, but getting there would be an adventure. Spoiler alert: She didn’t make it to Seattle then, but given her telling this story in Bremerton and coming back to Story Night […]

On the other side of the world Denise LaFountaine found herself on a ride that ended abruptly and put her in a place wondering if and when there would be any path home. LaFountaine’s story was part of the July 7, 2016 Story Night when the theme was Great Escapes. LaFountaine tied with Genevieve Scott […]