Have you ever bitten off more than you can chew? Made a commitment that you had no business making? Or just put yourself in a situation that required you to rise to the occasion? We want to hear all about it! What inspired you to make the leap? What was the outcome? Were you able to see it through, or did you have to bow out, gracefully or ungracefully?

There will be times in our lives when we’ll be called to make a choice and stand up proudly to proclaim that choice to the world. Has this happened to us before? It should be happening to every conscious person now! We want to hear stories about the other times in our lives where we’ve had to stand up to speak our minds and make sure everybody could hear.

Many of us have had the experience of having to hide our true selves, either because of the conditions we grew up in or just to fit in. The disguise might have been so complete that we even fooled ourselves. We want to hear the stories of the times when you shed this external mask and announced to the world who you really were. What happened when you showed the world your true self?

We’ve all been at points in our lives where so much seemed to be happening so fast that all we could do was stop for a minute and take it all in. We want to hear your stories about those moments and how you handled it. Were you able to get a handle on the situation once you caught your breath? How did your perspective change as the situation continued to unfold?

This month we're changing the theme last minute to Riding Out the Storm. With the coronavirus lurking as an imminent threat, we're all going to have to hunker down, take some time alone, and wait for it to pass. We want to hear about the other times you've felt the world was out of your control and all you could do was ride it out. What was the situation? How did it challenge you? How did your resiliency see you through?

Valentine’s Day can often make us feel less than we are by not having another close human in our lives. But is that how we really want to live? We want to hear your stories about what relationships have meant to your life, for better or for worse. Have you been one of the lucky few that have had a successive string of wonderful supportive partners, somewhere in the middle, or at this point have you decided you’re better off alone?

The new year is always a moment to consider new beginnings. We’d love to hear your stories on the times in your life when you made a change, discarded an old way, and embarked on something new. How dramatic was the change? What prompted the move? What did you learn from it, both about the world and about yourself?

By now we're all immersed in the holiday season, for better or for worse. This month's theme will be equal parts sharing and kvetching about all the stories that define "merry-making" for us each holiday season. Tell us about all the ghosts of awkward-company-holiday-parties-past and painful-family-dinners-future. We're here for you. You can start a new holiday tradition with us.

Daring Stories is a live storytelling event from The New Narrative. Through a mix of open mic and featured storytellers, each night will explore a new theme on the concept of daring; such as overcoming obstacles, dealing with challenges, finding personal courage, and working to make a more equitable world.

Daring Stories is a live storytelling event from The New Narrative. Through a mix of open mic and featured storytellers, each night will explore a new theme on the concept of daring; such as overcoming obstacles, dealing with challenges, finding personal courage, and working to make a more equitable world.

Daring Stories is a live storytelling event from The New Narrative. Through a mix of open mic and featured storytellers, each night will explore a new theme on the concept of daring; such as overcoming obstacles, dealing with challenges, finding personal courage, and working to make a more equitable world.

Daring Stories is a live storytelling event from The New Narrative. Through a mix of open mic and featured storytellers, each night will explore a new theme on the concept of daring; such as overcoming obstacles, dealing with challenges, finding personal courage, and working to make a more equitable world.

For the first event in our new live storytelling series we’re going to explore the fitting theme of First Steps. We’re looking for stories about those moments in our lives when we took a step into the unknown--towards a new vision, direction, attitude or awareness in life. Where were we? What compelled us forward? Where did that first step lead us?