Kathy McHugh of Saranac Lake used the theme of "skeletons in the closet" at The Howl Grand Slam to tell of the time she and her sister were in a car accident in the Adirondacks, and her unmentionable experience after that at the local hospital. Recorded at Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY. June 3, 2017.

Derrick Conway of Rensselaer Falls used the theme of "skeletons in the closet" at The Howl Grand Slam to tell the story of his desperate attempts to avoid sleeping, and how it cost him almost everything. Recorded at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake, NY. June 3, 2017.

Lucy Thill of Lake Clear, NY, used the theme of "skeletons in the closet" at The Howl Grand Slam to talk about the problem she has with germs, and how she's learning to move past it. Recorded at Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY. June 3, 2017.

Jerry McGovern of Peru, NY, used the theme of "skeletons in the closet" at The Howl Grand Slam to tell a story that shows a side of former President Richard Nixon not taught in the history books. Nixon was a Navy poker buddy of McGovern's father in WWII, played the piano at his sisters' wedding receptions and talked to him about baseball. Recorded at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake, NY. June 3, 2017The Adirondack Center for Writing is co-sponsor of the Howl Story Slams.

Deb Hall of Gansevoort, NY, used the theme of "skeletons in the closet" at The Howl Grand Slam to tell a story of a man she encountered during the early days of online dating. Recorded at Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY. June 3, 2017.The Adirondack Center for Writing is co-sponsor of the Howl Story Slams.

Rajiv Narula from Canton used the theme of "skeletons in the closet" at The Howl Grand Slam to tell a story about loyalty and desperation that he learned first hand growing up in Kolkata, India. Recorded at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake, NY. June 3, 2017.The Adirondack Center for Writing is co-sponsor of the Howl Story Slams.

Joe Conto from Lake Placid, NY uses the theme of "Skeletons in the Closet" to tell the story of the time he "tried to ruin a man's life" during a winter job in Florida. Told live at the Howl Story Slam Grand Slam at Pendragon Theatre on June 3.The Adirondack Center for Writing is co-sponsor of the Howl Story Slams.

Here’s David Wolf sharing a wrenching story about war, patriotism and conscience at the Howl Story Slam Grand Slam at Pickens Hall last fall.The Adirondack Center for Writing is co-sponsor of the Howl Story Slams.

Here’s Trish Hartka of Massena with a moving story of family, and specifically, grandparents in her life, at the Howl Story Slam Grand Slam at Pickens Hall.The Adirondack Center for Writing is co-sponsor of the Howl Story Slams

Here’s Lucy Thill, our youngest storyteller, who first wowed us at the age of 10 with a hilarious story at the Saranac Lake slam, and came back to do it again at the Howl Story Slam Grand Slam at Pickens Hall.The Adirondack Center for Writing is co-sponsor of the Howl Story Slams