Category Archives: The Story

At our last The Story Open Mic Night back in April, the last two performers were a stand-up comedian in her 80s, and a teenage singer. The comedian was really funny, and she shared that she had never found her joke-telling voice before that night. She got a roaring round of applause at the end …

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There is nothing more important, to our societies and to us as individuals, than storytelling. Do you enjoy telling or hearing a good, maybe slightly inappropriate, joke at a party? Everyone should know about the dog in Crested Butte that walks around the downtown upright on his hind legs. Of course, there might be no …

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I recently watched a news story about an 84-years-running Harvard study about happiness. I was not surprised to learn that money, power, fame, material stuff, and social status are not indicators of happiness (in fact there is evidence that the opposite is true). What is the one thing that happy people have in common?

We all know that, “what goes up, must come down,” but do you know that the opposite is also true? The stuff we push down is coming up and out sooner or later. You can let it out in a healthy way with a supportive and empathetic group of people thirsty for stories about the …

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Our friends at SAME Cafe have generously offered an incentive to all participants at our Open Mic night this Thursday, February 24th from 6pm to 8pm. Anyone who takes to the stage and shares your truth will receive two free meal tokens – one for you and one for a guest. If you’ve never eaten …

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