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The Stoop Story Archive contains the true, personal tales shared by thousands of everyday people on our stages since 2006. We’re proud of this amazing collection and invite you to listen, browse by topic or storyteller, check out past shows — and share, share, share.

Story Title	Story Date	Story Description	Story Tags
Ken Ulman: Trials and Tribulations	April 1, 2015	Stoop and the Citizenship Law-Related Education Program
Arnold Weiner: Trials and Tribulations	April 1, 2015	Stoop and the Citizenship Law-Related Education Program
Andy Levy: Trials and Tribulations	April 1, 2015	Stoop and the Citizenship Law-Related Education Program Andy Levy recounts the time he represented his parents in a jury trial.
Tricia Loubocky: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Tom Patrick: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Tom Mayer: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Tom Bonderenko: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Shana Challmes: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Sara McClean: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Rufus Ellison: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Rebecca Abernathy: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Lisa Scotty: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Karen Chess: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015
Jeff Birch: Moveable Feast	March 29, 2015	A man looking for a career change found a positon at Moveable Feast and fell in love with the people and the mission despite the crappy facilities.	buildings, career, nonprofit
Sriram Manivannan: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Story about lying to his mom about eating
Ryan T. Shields: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Story about telling a bunch of lies at a funeral for convenience
Paige Boehmcke: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Girl meets compulsive liar in college
Michael Sanow: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Story about how a student confessed to him about lying to get out of a project
Mary Cosimano: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all.
Lori Loe: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Lied to her student about being a rapper called Two Chain
Kristen Tull: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Story about lending her lucky socks to another girl
Jordan Lee: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Going on a wilderness hike and needing candy
Iris Maslow: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Lie about a strange man being in her house and stabbing her when she was 8.
Hilyna: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Rambling story about traveling in India
Hallie Herz: Lies!	March 12, 2015	Pretty little lies. Dirty big lies. We want them all. Story about how her grandfather died and saying RIP or that he was a good man was a lie.

Story Title	Story Date	Story Keywords
Cory Duggans: Real Life Rom-Coms	February 7, 2022	hooking up with younger sister’s friend
Courtland Robinson Ph.D.: A World inside a City, I	April 8, 2011	Sent on a trip mean to bring cultures together in North Korea and China, a night of drinking is interuppted when they try to discuss the real problems of North	drinking
Courtland Robinson: In Search of Safety	November 21, 2019
Courtney Weber: O Little Town of Baltimore	December 20, 2010
Courtney Weber: What Makes Your Smile	July 1, 2010
Craig Copeland	September 27, 2025
Cranston Dize: School Daze I	September 28, 2006	story about being a 10th grade english teacher in a Baltimore City Public School, reflecting on students he’s lost to gun violence.	Baltimore City Public Schools, English, student, teacher
Cristina Paglinauan: See Beyond	October 15, 2024
Crystal Guengerich: Unquiet Minds	April 6, 2015
Cynthia Shea: Kitchen Confidential
Cynthia Shea: That 80s Show	February 22, 2018	After getting a terrible haircut in the 80s that made her look like a boy, Cynthia’s sister saved her by taking her to get her ears pierced.	80s, hair, sister
D Watkins: Mistakes were made	March 31, 2014
Dale : Things that Scare Me!	June 24, 2014
Dale Marie Prenatt: My Nemesis	April 5, 2007	story about a girl who was her bully on the bus in KY	bully, bus, holler, KY, punching, rocks
Damian Jones: Money Changes Everything	November 10, 2008	Got up on stage without a story and shared reflections on the unique time in his life where he didn’t have to think about money because he was in the
Damon Walker: Fight Club	October 10, 2016
Damon Walker: Twilight Zone	October 24, 2019	story about an orb appearing after an unconventional bible study	alcohol, anxiety, bible, orb, porch, unconventional, unknown, weed
Dan and Claudia Zanes: Keepers of the Culture	September 22, 2024
Dan Cole: Postcards from the Stoop	June 8, 2012	From Louisiana. Grandather taught him how to noodle, or catch a catfish with his hands.	Catfishing
Dan Fesperman: The Story Behind the Story	September 24, 2016
Dan Goldstein: Modern Love	February 3, 2014	A man goes on a vacation with his kids after his divorce and meets his new wife.	kids
Dan Guidebec: Keep Calm and ____!	February 23, 2018	A young man pays homage to his tough-as-nails mother — single mother, stuck with a HIV needle, quiet perserverance.	HIV, mother, nurse, resilience
Dan Kleiner: Workin’ It	May 16, 2019	story about working as a book cleaner for his local public school over the summer	curse words, erasers, public school, text books
Dan Rodricks: WYPR 10th Anniversary	May 23, 2012
Dan Smeragliuolo: O Little Town of Baltimore	December 20, 2010