Story Night

Sometimes an event we’d rather not experience encourages us to do something that can be an inspiring touchstone the rest of our lives. Margaret Loveless had one of those experiences and told us about it on April 7, 2016. She was judged the top storyteller that night, when the theme was “Seemed Like a Good […]

Every Story Night is a night to remember, but this one was extra special. We took our winners and a couple of others who had done well in the past year and put on a “Story Night of Champions.” At the end we not only crowned the monthly winner, Josh Farley, we handed out a […]

This is a story about waking up, but believing your life is over. Adam Lennon attempted suicide less than a year ago and soon found himself in a psychiatric facility. There he heard stories, including some he didn’t believe. By the end of his stay he changed his mind about a lot of things, some […]

Even as our final days on earth render us less able to conquer all that we challenged ourselves to overcome, we find beauty and peace in those who are with us, the last good things to happen to us. In this episode we hear two stories of caregiving, stories told by Shannon Repine and Sara […]

Mike Etgen gives us some diversity in our Bremerton audience by providing a Southern voice. Mike got into fishing in his 30s. One trip down a beautiful river not only resulted in a great haul, it netted him some valuable advice. This story was told at our Story Night event on August 6, 2015. The […]

In 2009 I jumped into a pool after my 2-year-old had fallen in. Between the time I jumped and the time I got to him, I had time to wonder if he would need CPR, if I knew CPR and time to have a quick memory of a family I knew growing up. This story […]

How tragic is it to go to one of your favorite places on earth and there learn that some of life’s ugliness can make an appearance. Just because we don’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Megan May saw racism for the first time and learned that while she hadn’t noticed it before, it […]

Despite being born missing one hand, there didn’t seem to be much of anything Lorinda Esposito could not do. That included executing justice on fellow second-graders who doubted her abilities and taunted her. The real hero of this story was Lorinda’s mother. The schoolyard is home to many of our outdoor memories. On August 6, […]

Two stories about work make it to this podcast, one that requires long sleeves and another out of Osaka, Japan that shows just how tough a job it can be to laugh. Rosi Farley makes a return appearance on the podcast in the second story. Scott Park, the first storyteller, used the July 2, 2015 […]

Alison Slow Loris ignored the advice of her mother and friends and took up with Steven “Jesse” Bernstein. She told her moving story on a night dedicated to “advice.” Tweet