Three stories from recent months: David Simpson discovers love in Derry; Jane Searle discovers she’s a worrier; Pádraig Ó Tuama discovers the importance of connection far from home. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 was in Derry for the first Spread the Word literary festival in the Waterside Theatre & the theme was New Beginnings: Anne Tracey got a new house; Mark McGrath got a new lease on life; Josephine Hassan got an eyeful in London. Paul is your host.

It was tenx9’s 11th birthday and the theme was Dark: Julie-May Noteman shocked the Black Box with her derring-do; Dave Thompson got a shock searching for a toilet during a power cut; Pat Scott got the shock of her life when Ritchie the cat….you need to listen! Paul is your host.

Two fantastic & contrasting stories told in the Black Box 31 August when the theme was Once, when I was young: first-timer Cat Rafferty is victim of an egg-related crime; Paul Hutchinson finds himself in a dilemma over a raised hand. Paul D is your host.

Gareth Higgins will make you laugh & sigh with this wonderful story told in the Black Box on 31 Aug 2022 when the theme was Once, When I was Younger.

Three stories told at a packed-out Black Box on 31 August 2022: Gerard Devlin remembers the good, bad & ugly of 1970s Belfast; Barney Gribben remembers the consequences of the teabag game; Bevin O’Donnell remembers when it all got out of hand. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 returned to Newry with Iúr Cinn Fleadh on August 25 for true stories on the theme Music: Sean Ó Baoill takes great pride in his medals; Ruairi Cahill takes us on a nightmare trip to Ibiza; Laurie Randell takes on Kate Bush & Annie Lennox. Paul is your host.

Summer nights & summer days, three stories of Holiday from first-timers told at the Black Box in July 2022: Kerry Logan gets bizarre windsurfing advice; Anna Small introduces us to her travelling companions; Kenny Campbell goes to Ukraine with a dinosaur. Paul is your host.

Three stories from three Black Box events in Belfast: Anthea Irwin discovers a new/old language; Bob Salisbury meets the Skull; Richard O’Leary invites us to his fairy cottage. Paul is your host.

Paul Whittington told this fantastic story at our Black Box event in May 2022 when the theme was Break.