FGS: Hard Knocks - Stories of lessons you didn't want to learn

Hard-won wisdom. That’s redundant, right? Is it wisdom if you didn’t have to get knocked around a bit to learn it? For me, whatever wisdom I’ve learned has come with a nice helping of pain, shock, or embarrassment. It seems to be the only way I learn. Luckily, it’s very effective. If wisdom came with a slice of pie, it wouldn’t stick. When it’s delivered with a nail through the heart or a wrecking ball to the ego, I tend to remember it quite well.

December’s theme is, “Hard Knocks - Stories of lessons you didn’t want to learn.” Come tell a story on January 19 about a time when you learned a hard lesson. How did it happen? How did it change you? Did it involve pain, shock, embarrassment? All three?

Remember to practice your story out loud on as many people as possible and time yourself when you’re doing it. All stories have to be under 8 minutes. Stories can be as short as you want but not over 8 minutes. Stories also have to be clean in both language and content. Send me an email (freshgroundstories at Gmail dot com) if you have any questions about that.

The rest of the rules and guidelines are below:
[https://freshgroundstories.com/2013/01/22/storytelling-rules-and-guidelines/ ](https://freshgroundstories.com/2013/01/22/storytelling-rules-and-guidelines/)

This will be an in-person event at our new venue, the Chabad of Queen Anne-Magnolia. The main rule we have to follow for our shows here is that we can't bring non-kosher food into the building. This includes kosher food that was prepared in a non-kosher kitchen. Tea and coffee are fine to bring in, Basically, eat before you come to the show and you'll be fine.

Workshops are a great way to get feedback on a story you’re working on. Here is one I highly recommend. It’s run by two people who have told many times at FGS and other shows in the area: [https://www.meetup.com/Fresh-Ground-Stories-Storytelling-Workshop/ ](https://www.meetup.com/Fresh-Ground-Stories-Storytelling-Workshop/)

I’m also happy to help anyone on a story. Send me an email and we can set up a phone call.

See you January 19th in person!

Paul
Freshgroundstories at gmail dot com