7 Stories: "Chance Encounters" or "Tiny Acts"

Doors open at 6:35pm. Come on in to the Highline Heritage Museum at 152nd and Ambaum Blvd. in Burien. Take a seat, visit your neighbor, and enjoy the show! We are fully signed up for storytellers this month...so ... please sign up for **June 28, 2024! Theme: *Sibling Rivalry and/or theme of Father’s Day (Life with or Life without father) ***

Free (donations gratefully accepted).

Friday, May 24, 2024 themes "Chance Encounters" or "Tiny Acts."

My first thought was the tiny act a San Francisco bus driver made on my behalf when I was 17. He must have seen me in his rear view mirror. Looking sadly out the window with tears in my eyes -- I felt SO alone...a kid from a small town, at a big state college with no friends, living in a weird boarding house. When I walked down the stairs out of the bus he looked with tenderness at me and said "don't you worry girl; you'll be o.k. it'll get better." That tiny act of caring gave me hope and strength and meant so much to me on that lonely afternoon.

We all have experienced a chance encounter, and/or a tiny act. Maybe we've even initiated them. Think and remember and then craft and tell us your story.

As Paul from Fresh Ground Stories (our mentor storytelling group) advises: “Remember to practice your story out loud on as many people as possible and time yourself when you’re doing it. Please don’t get onstage if you haven’t practiced your story. The audience is giving you their time and attention. It’s not fair to them if you get up there and try to wing it.”

All stories have to be under 7 minutes. Stories can be as short as you want but not over 7 minutes. Stories also have to be clean in both language and content. Send us an email if you have any questions about that. Colorful language is fine; you know the difference.

Dig into your rich field of memories and experiences; we want to hear your stories, and you won't find a more receptive, welcoming audience.