Hi Everyone,
Just a quick email to pass along some storytelling opportunities and a couple of neat things that are happening at the club.
If you’re working on a story for our next show on the 15th, don’t forget our free online workshop happening tomorrow at 1:00
Do you know what goes great with stories? Pancakes! Yes, if you wake up early enough tomorrow, you can go to the club’s Swedish pancake breakfast that comes complete with live music. I’ve never eaten pancakes with a live band behind me, but I’m planning on driving up from Olympia some time this summer and doing just that 🙂
Next Tuesday, our friends at Bar Stories Live are running their South Seattle show. I was there last month working on a new story, so I can say with certainty that this is a great place to work on your stories. They even let you use notes!
In my last thank you email, I didn’t get a chance to tell you about one of the most unique stories we’ve ever heard at FGS. It was from Micah, a first-time teller, who told a story about starting a human composting business. In the beginning, it was all about carbon capture and fighting climate change, but in the end, it was about compassion and giving people a place to say their final goodbyes. I gotta tell you. I’ve never looked forward to dying more than I did after hearing Micah’s story. Wait, that didn’t come out right. Well, you know what I mean.
Anyway, last week I sent Micah’s website to everyone I know who wasn’t dead but planning on dying one day: https://returnhome.com/ Are you dying? Do you know someone who might enjoy dying? If you do, tell them about human composting. Enjoy your next trip to the lawn and garden store.
Did you know that I work with people who geek out on urban planning? It’s true. I eavesdrop on them in the break room talking about roundabouts and multi-use housing. I have no idea what they’re talking about, but they sure seem happy sharing stories about the dog-eat-dog world of city council meetings. If you look forward to local planning commission meetings like the next episode of Game of Thrones, you’ll want to come to the club next Friday to hear Martine Kilday talk about community planning in Copenhagen. Afterward, you can talk about how much you want to move to Denmark while you dance to the Velveteen Lotharios 🙂
I hope to see a bunch of you at our show on the 15th. The theme is, “It seemed like a good idea at the time.”
Here are the rules and guidelines for telling at FGS:
If you can’t make our free workshop, I’m always happy to help with stories over the phone. Write me at freshgroundstories at gmail dot com to set up a call.
Have a great weekend!
Paul
Fresh Ground Stories 