Tamara Love shares her story "Grandma Negotiations". Tamara returns to Michigan to care for her elderly grandmother, a hoarder who is prone to exaggeration.
Stories - True Stories Shared Live
Welcome to Tell Us Something. All of the stories are shared live and without notes. We hope you enjoy.
Jeremy Smith shares his story "Always, Only, At Least". Finally arriving in London to be with his girlfriend after a long-distance relationship, Jeremy instead takes the train to Amsterdam for an extravagant formal dinner. Over the course of the next year he cooks all over the world, memorizing portions of Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan.
Frances Scott shares her story "What will the neighbors think?!". Frances places in her father's casket a black and white photo of him and her daughter and a sprig from his favorite dogwood tree. She then shares with us the story of her father, honoring his life, and his death.
Jim Ambrose shares his story "The Tempest". Jim was bike messenger in San Francisco leads to a transformation in the emergency room after a conversation with the resident hospital nun.
Melissa Bangs shares her story "Playing Monopoly with God". Melissa loses her mind after giving birth and experiencing a month without sleep, ends up playing Monopoly with God, and coming through the other side with grace and beauty.
Kyle McAfee shares his story "Jack". Kyle McAffe becomes a landscaper with Jack, a brilliant ceramicist, perfectionist and drunk, then goes on a “Jack tour” of Portland, OR.
Michael LaPoint shares his story "What Business do you Have With Mario?” or “Get This Kid a Cannoli". Michael lives in Greenpont in Brooklyn, NY. He rents from Mario Fortunato, and a mysterious delivery to the Fortunato Brothers Cafe gets him a cannoli as payment.
Marlies Borchers shares her story "The Honey Wall". Marlies has very long hair, much like her great grandmother, who she goes to visit with her mother and grandmother.
Luke Morgan Allgeyer shares his story "On Two Wheels". Luke travels with his boyfriend Sam on a 1800 mile bike ride, carrying with them everything that they need for the trip, in which they once again find the humanity in the world.
Courtney Blakely-Shields shares her story "Jitterbug is an Emergency". Courtney, a Missoula police officer, stops by the bar while on break but on shift, and is asked to dance by a drunk man. She ends up dancing, but not with Julian, the drunk.
