These stories were recorded at The Reboot, an occasional event hosted by Rocky Ross at Top Dog Coffee Bar in Morro Bay, CA.
Guidelines: spoken word (mostly true stories) based on a theme.
9/30/22 Theme: Breaking the Code "Caving In"
10/28/22 Theme: Ghost in the Machine "Death of a Saint"
4/28/23 Theme: No Place Like Home "Curious in Vegas"
These stories were recorded at Moonstone Memoirs, a monthly event at Moonstone Cellars in Cambria, CA.
Guidelines: true stories, based on a theme, told without notes, 5 - 8 minutes.
2/6/19 Theme: Love "Virjeanity"
4/3/19 Theme: Foolish "Mozart's Sister"
2/5/20 Theme: Leap "Ad Date"
These stories were recorded at SLOlio, a monthly event hosted by Kirk Henning at Linnaea's Cafe in San Luis Obispo, CA. Guidelines: true stories, based on a theme, told without notes, 8 - 10 minutes.
12/21/11 Theme: Amazing Grace “Jean and Matt do Laughter Yoga”
3/21/12 Theme: Game Set Match “Mom’s Last Game”
4/18/12 Theme: Raised Eyebrows “Dinner Party”
6/20/12 Theme: Face the Music “Piano Recital”
7/18/12 Theme: Little Fish, Big Pond “Audition”
9/19/12 Theme: Alter Ego “Olga and Me”
11/28/12 Theme: As Luck Would Have It “Lost in Salzburg”
12/19/12 Theme: Up All Night “Red-Eye to Dublin”
1/16/13 Theme: Promises, Promises “Home-school Ireland”
6/19/13 Theme: Now or Never “Kathy’s Quaaludes”
8/21/13 Theme: Rite of Passage “Expecting”
11/20/13 Theme: Worth the Wait “Childbirth”
12/18/13 Theme: Plan B “Christmas with the Pope”
3/19/14 Theme: Schooled “C Student”
4/16/14 Theme: Stay or Go “So Long, Fuzzy”
10/15/14 Theme: Caught Red-handed “Ice Cream Truck”
11/19/14 Theme: (storyteller's choice) “Earthquake”
12/17/14 Theme: In Deep “River Rafting”
3/18/15 Theme: Caught in the Middle “Pervert”
4/15/15 Theme: Taxing Times “Cabaret”
5/20/15 Theme: To the Rescue “Generous”
6/17/15 Theme: Fakin’ It “Dainty June”
8/18/15 Theme: Reunited “The Nanny”
10/21/15 Theme: Lemonade from Lemons “Fall Carnival”
11/18/15 Theme: Try, Try Again “Titaniac”
12/16/15 Theme: In the Nick of Time “Christmas Party”
2/17/16 Theme: Be Still My Beating Heart “Too Slow”
3/16/16 Theme: Signed, Sealed, Delivered “John’s Big News”
4/20/16 Theme: Sound the Alarms “Armed and Dangerous”
5/18/16 Theme: Standing Firm “Local Celebrity”
6/15/16 Theme: Let It Go “Imaginary Friend”
8/17/16 Theme: By Any Means “Wedding Day” (told on our 25th wedding anniversary)
9/21/16 Theme: Out with the Old “Adventure on the Very High Seas”
10/19/16 Theme: Cat’s Away, Mice at Play “Clay Man”
11/16/16 Theme: Hurts So Good “Companion”
1/18/17 Theme: Second Chance “Confession”
2/15/17 Theme: Never Say Never “Pride”
3/15/17 Theme: Looking for Love “Seven Dates”
5/17/17 Theme: Rock the Boat “The Hunk Monk”
6/21/17 Theme: Hit the Jackpot “Salsa Dance”
11/15/17 Theme: Stranger in a Strange Land “Guest Speakers”
1/17/18 Theme: Fresh Start "Bad Catholic"