Story-telling party?

[usernamenumber]

I am wondering about having a story-telling party.

This would be a party where people come with a story to tell. I'm thinking 5-10 minutes long each, though really longer would be fine as long as it stays interesting. I'm thinking (mostly-)true stories, told a la The Moth, but I know a fair number of writers, and hey, if someone wanted to write a short fictional story, or even bring a favorite to read, hey, why not?

Anyway, some of my favorite party moments have been those late-night times when people are just sitting around swapping stories, and I know that some of you have some great ones, so...

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As for dates, the next weekend date I'm free is June 4th or 6th, and I'm thinking about grabbing one of those. If you have a pref, say so in comments.

Comments

[fontia.livejournal.com]

I have very mixed feelings about story telling. I never feel like I have any genuinely interesting stories to tell. I've met famous people, but that doesn't make a story interesting. I've been through some physical and emotional hardships...but those don't make a story interesting either. I think my problem may just be that I lack that skill that helps you find what other people will think is interesting about a story and how to highlight it seamlessly. I guess I need to listen to more NPR.

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. People who just want to hang out and listen to people swap stories, laugh, comment, etc, are more than welcome.

If you are interested in good examples of story-telling, The Moth podcast I linked to in the original post has some good stuff. You're probably familiar with This American Life, but if not it is also worth listening to. Also, Henry Rollins' spoken-word albums, believe it or not.

...but I digress. Sharing stories would by no means be required of anyone.