Thanks to everyone who came out last Thursday and supported our tellers. It was a great show. We had three new first-timers and one of them drove four counties to tell her story. That might be a new state record 🙂

As always, we learned a lot that night. We learned that when you jump off a cliff your life really does flash before your eyes and if you haven’t lived very long then you’ll run out of memories before you hit the water.

We learned what happens when you get malaria and the doctor keeps treating you for Dengue Fever. We know what happens when a sensitive young girl grows up watching horror movies. And we know that some of us will do the right thing when we find our ex-husband’s ashes in a closet.

I found out my son is a Swiftie and saw the best of humanity one day in Lumen Field. We know that eight-year-old girls can insult someone so hard that they remember it 40 years later. And we know that a water bottle can freeze on your hip if it’s cold enough outside the day you go hiking.

We found out what it feels like to see your ex-wife show up on a dating app, and we found out that the Beatles’ music can still move an audience 50 years after they broke up. Most importantly, we found out what happens when the government tries to cover up a lie at the cost of human lives. 

It was an amazing night with a stage full of wonderful tellers.

I decided to cancel our December show because the third Thursday falls on the 21st and is too close to Christmas. So our next show will be January 18. The theme is, “Stories of finding what you love.” I’ll get the invite out in a few days so look for it in your email.

I got a good recording of Thursday’s show so if you told a story that night let me know if you want a copy of it.

If you’ve come to our show, you know that I give away a copy of this book to a randomly chosen first-time teller: https://www.amazon.com/Storyworthy-Engage-Persuade-through-Storytelling/dp/1608685489

It’s the best book I’ve read on the type of storytelling we do at FGS. If you don’t want to buy the book, the author gives away a free PDF of his top storytelling tips: https://www.storyworthymd.com/my-best-storytelling-tips-for-storytellers

Don’t forget to support our friends in Burien at 7Stories!

https://www.meetup.com/7-stories/

Have a great Thanksgiving. See you on January 18!

Paul

Freshgroundstories at gmail dot com