Bellingham Story Hour

Bellingham Story Hour Episode 5 October 2023

From our October 2023 show with the theme "Ghost Story or Toast Story". True stories from Kamarie Chapman, Devin Gonzales, Danielle Morgan-Scharhon and Krissa Woiwod.

Bellingham Story Hour Episode 4 September 2023

True Stories from Bellingham Washington based on a theme. September 2023's theme was "Birthday! (it's my party)"

Story Guidelines And Community Commitments

Bellingham Story Hour Guidelines: Your story must be: 1. True! 2. Your story to tell. 3. On theme (or close!) 4. Told within 10 minutes or less Please do not: Use cultural caricatures that are not part of your own culture (and even then…) Please do not:Make other people the punchline. Please do not: celebrate unwanted sexual advances in your story. Please do not use other people’s identity as a prop or a plot point (if you choose to use other people’s race, identity, physical appearance, or able bodiedness be sure it is necessary to the story.) Absolutely no racial slurs or hate speech. Be generous and kind with your story sharing; the audience is there to support and connect with you. Treat them like friends! Be in a good place in regards to the events of your story. Not sure you’re in a good place? You probably aren’t! That’s okay- keep processing and find a different story. Telling stories out loud is therapeutic but it is not therapy. Please offer content warnings for any seriously triggering subjects presented in your story Censoring will not be employed, but if a story being presented is clearly breaking Community Agreements or causing clear harm to the audience, the performer will be asked to leave the stage and future performances may depend on a prescreening from the host. Community Agreeements: All stories are true as the storyteller remembers them Subjects that cause harm to the community are not appropriate for Bellingham Story Hour. Harming an audience can mean exposing them to extremely violent acts, assault (sexual/childhood/other), or extreme gore without their consent or warning. There are also some subjects that when glorified or justified can continue further harm. These subjects are: Racism, Homophobia, Anti-Trans rhetoric, Bigotry toward community groups, ableism, body shaming, suicide/self-harm, violence against animals, child abuse, and severe morality judgments as programmed by faith. Bellingham Story Hour presumes participant willingness and commitment to responsibly engage the ideas raised by stories addressing challenging topics in a broad range of cultural contexts. Participants should be alert to the fact that many stories/performances include content, imagery, language and situations that might be challenging and/or disturbing to some. Participants are expected to engage seriously with stories addressing diverse spiritual traditions, obscenity, censorship, violence, war, race, religious fundamentalism, pornography, nudity, transgender identity, homosexuality, AIDS, sexual labor, feminism, abortion, self -harm/suicide, and PTSD, among other potentially controversial topics. By Participating in Bellingham Story Hour or Slam events, Participants are obligating themselves to hearing/reading/viewing/discussing such works. Additionally, Participants choosing to be in the space are making a commitment to treating these subjects, community members, and the instructional staff with courtesy and respect. Synopsis: Don’t be a jerk. Things might get spicy, but they will not become harmful. We’re in this together.

Bellingham Story Hour Episode 3 June 2023

Taken from our June 2023 Live Story Share with the theme "Don't make me turn this car around". These stories feature things that happen on drives, in cars, outside of cars, around cars and more. Stories Recorded Live at New Prospect Theatre by Ron Warner Additional Recording and mastering by Paul Turpin at Champion Street Sound Studios. Edited by Paul Turpin and Krissa Woiwod Music from the album "Fiction" by Anna Arvan (I Love You Avalanche) available on Bandcamp and at iloveyouavalanche.com

Bellingham Story Hour Episode 2: On Land And Sea (but actually, rivers)

Stories from Bellingham Story Hour's Live Story Shares loosely based on journeys by land or sea (rivers, actually), chosen from our February-June 2023 Season. Stories by: Beth Kerr JC Coughlin Julia George Ramona Abbott Stories were recorded in 2023 At New Prospect Theatre in Bellingham by Ron Warner. Additional Recordings were made and mastered by Paul Turpin at Champion Street Sound Studios. Podcast Edited by Paul Turpin and Krissa Woiwod Music in this podcast is from the album Fiction by Anna Arvan (I Love You Avalanche) and is available on Bandcamp and at iloveyouavalanche.com