Two stories of the highs — and lows — of taking drugs.

Michael Furr A young man overdoses on heroin after finding his lover cheated on him

Tommy Sinbazo Man goes to see a Star Trek movie in the theater on too many mushrooms and freaks out

Music: I'm Waiting for the Man by Velvet Underground 

Two stories about the adventures of chaperoning a boy scout camping trip.

Rosemary Raun -  Story about chaperoning a camping trip and finding a porcupine in the latrine

Eliot Wagenheim  Story about an out of shape dad who hiked Mt. Baldie with his son

Music: Fearless by Pink Floyd

This week, two stories about coming face to face with your own misconceptions.

Jaspreet Chowdhary - Judging a young mother for not cleaning her newborn, only to find that the mother was scared of hurting her baby

Maisha Drayton - A "super mega ultra diamond black woman" who complains about service to her at a gas station

Music: Feeling Good by Nina Simon

Three stories of the adventures — and adversities — of live theatre.

Jimmy Kinstle - Hit head on sign and got knocked out during play

Kimberely Lynne - Almost got run over by a car while setting a set for Centerstage

Jay Herzog  Almost killed a folk singer by accidentally hanging a stage light incorrectly

Music: Here's Rose by Ethel Merman   

This week, two stories of women living large in later life.

Natalie Sokoloff - Story of a woman falling on black ice and fighting to get her mobility back

Madeline Mysko - Story about an older woman who, herself, works in an elder care center

Music: Veronica by Elvis Costello  

Two stories of people about what happens when you get caught on the wrong side of the dotted line.

Holden Warren - A peace worker accidentally crosses into another country.

Naomi Cross - A story about getting smuggled into East Berlin.

Music: In a Big Country by Big Country 

Two stories of tough broads standing up for justice and getting results.

Adell Cothorne - A principal who finally got her dream school catches two staff members cheating on the standardized assessment.  She became a whistle blower and was then blackballed.

Leigh Maddox - After her friends are killed, a police officer vows to avenge their deaths.  

Music: Roar by Katy Perry

Not! This week, two stories about Reagan-era uber-nerds!

Robin Yasinow - She feared Mutually Assured Destruction as a high school model UN geek

Bill Henry - Playing D and D in the basement of Govans library leading to finding his people in life

Music: Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel 

These two storytellers find themselves in a very different place than they ever imagined.

Towanda Carter A woman gets herself out of generational poverty and works her way up to a management position in Baltimore City Public Schools.

Yitzy Halon A man who wanted to be a rabbi struggles to find his way after he realizes he’s not cut out for the holy life.

Music: Once In a Lifetime by Talking Heads 

Two stories of young people who face harrowing situations — and live to laugh about it.

Julia Dugan - Story about getting stuck on top of a mountain in Scotland and having to be rescued

John Couzee —  A young man’s snowboarding accident leads to internal bleeding

Music: Mountain Song by Jane's Addiction