Fiona Molloy told this story in July when the theme was Small World: even when she finds herself far from home, she still can’t escape “The ‘Island”.
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Two brilliant, heartwarming tales recorded October 21 when the theme was The Last Time: Stewart Lewis joined us from Toronto with his first story at tenx9 while Gyda Meeten joined us from Glasgow. Keep tissues handy. Paul & Padraig are your hosts.
Three more stories from our Jingle Bells evening: Paul Hutchinson goes hunting for a real Christmas tree; Katherine Galvin is hunting for answers to some pretty deep questions; Richard O’Leary goes hunting for props for his seasonal tale. Paul & Pádraig are your hosts. Happy Christmas!
Three stories from our wonderful Christmas evening: Kathleen Harris was naughty & nice in New York; Mary Johnson was abstemious in Donegal; Fergal McGuckin was witness to a heinous crime - kidnap! Paul is your host.
We teamed up with the NI Human Rights Festival for Connections, here are three stories & a bonus: Paul Normandin found a surprising new focus in Austin, Texas; Jane Searle found an old boyfriend who had surprising resilience; Miriam Uhlemann found a connection with her long-dead grandad; are Pádraig’s curls natural? Paul is your host.
First-timer Sara Damewood joined us from South Carolina for our night of Peace on November 25th. Nuns-on-the-bus & NI envoy Mick Mulvaney make an appearance. Pádraig does the introduction.
It was November 25th 2020 & the theme was Peace: Pádraig Ó Tuama learns the power of ‘no’; Carolyn Beck learns from the wisdom of her Granny; Paul Hutchinson learns you can’t take the pee out of Peace (or the Queen - yes that Queen!) Paul is your host.
Three stories told recently at our Zoom events: Linda Faith-Kelly confronts her nerves when she takes to the road; Paul Doran confronts his childhood terror in a shocking confession; Sue Divin confronts mortality in chasing her Bucket List. Pádraig makes a brief appearance and Paul is also your host.
We have two stories from The Last Time in October & some bonus material from our fundraiser: first-timer Darren Chittick from Indiana falls hard; first-timer Devangana Mishra from Mumbai falls even harder. Pádraig shares a poem. Paul is your host.
Three fantastic stories told at events in October 2020: Helen Killick goes on safari & faces a dingo; Kevin Makins goes home & faces devastation; Jim Livingstone goes football crazy & has a surprise caller. Paul is your host.