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.
Archive
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Sessa: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in story about how an accident with gun powder caused him to be shunned in early high school | bikes, black powder, counter culture, eastern shore, hippies, middle school, music, nerds, social issues, unibomber |
| Alice Strum: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in story about long-lost family who came to visit her father while he was dying | arabic, Calvert Cliffs, cancer, death, distant relatives, Morocco, sharks teeth, signs of dying, translation, visitors |
| Natalie Gillard: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in scripted story | |
| Jacob Atem: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in story about moving from being a lost boy of Sudan to a small predominately white down in Michigan | adoption, boys, cousins, education, foster, growing up, monkey, nonviolence, refugee, Sudan, tape recording |
| Christine Sajeicki: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in story about accidently creating a poop sculpture | art, Halloween, poop, statements, war |
| Trish: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in story about accidently sneaking into a stranger’s bed | bed, strangers, visitors |
| Petula Caesar: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in story about how her college roommate thought she was white | 80s, black, boyfriends, Howard, make up, roommates, Towson, white, wine |
| Sarah Sullivan: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in story about how she spoke out about a past sexual assault | assault, black, father figures, harrassment, lindyhop, Me Too, men, race, rape, swing dance, white, women |
| Mike Molina: Getting It Wrong | October 25, 2018 | It’s an evening of epic goofs when The Stoop presents 7 tales about how we misjudge, misconstrue, and misinterpret ourselves, each other, and the world. This show is presented in story about getting the name of an asian student wrong and how his history of being targeted for his own race made that mistake all the more powerful | asian, black, Gilman, Huck Finn, New Orleans, race, school, teacher |
| Paige Bourne: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Hiked the El Camino/Santiago | El Camino, hiking, monks, Munich, naked pictures, pilgrimage, Santiago, slugs, snails |
| Sophia Garber: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about doing a naked while in a bike race | cycling, mile, naked, race, spontaneous |
| Kelly Harris: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Going on a trip to Greece. Drank Grand Marnier and went skinny dipping | dogs, Greece, luggage, Olympic airlines, skinny dipping |
| Eliot Wagonheim: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about an out of shape dad who hiked Mt. Baldie with his son during a Boy Scout trip | Boy Scouts, exercise, fathers and sons, hiking, lazy boy, Mt. Baldie, recliner, swimming |
| Alex and Erin: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about two hikers who meet a strange man while hiking up a mountain. They need to get down the mountain quickly due to a storm | butts, hiking, odd, storm, stranger, thunder, tree line |
| Dave Hightower: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about walking naked with his friends in the woods at night | dark, duck sex, holding hands, naked, night, walking, weed, woods |
| Becky and Beth: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about using a device to help women pee outside | camping, drunk, peeing, travel urinal, women |
| Susan Pompa: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about getting the date of a vacation rental wrong and her family being mad | board games, mistakes, rental, vacation |
| Julia Dugan: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about getting stuck on top of a mountain in Scotland and having to be rescued | concussion, crushes, hiking, mountain, rescue, Scotland |
| Kevin Kacin: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about spontaeously going on a road trip after a night of drinking | bars, cows, drinking |
| Mike Ricigliano: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about losing a bet and having to wear a dress while going on a hike | bet, cross dressing, embarassment, family, game, hike |
| Rosemary Raun: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about chaperoning a boy scouts camping trip and finding a porcupine in the latrine | camping, chaperone, flashlight, insomnia, late night talks, mystery, porcupines, tent |
| Jen Antoneilli: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about running after a dog to rescue it and getting hurt | dog, foot, injury, marathon, pain, race, rescue, running |
| Joey Haavik: Into the Wild | May 30, 2018 | Click on a photo to hear the storyteller’s tale! Strap on your mukluks, sharpen your pocket knife, and dont forget your compass at this Second Stoop open mic night of true, Story about a dog following a group of bikers on a race | cycling, dogs, drowning, Mississippi, race, water |
| Yitzy Halon: Workin’ It | May 3, 2018 | The Stoop Storytelling Series in collaboration with Baltimore Museum of Industry present an evening of true, personal tales about what we do to “get paid” — everything from crazy careers A man who wanted to be a rabbi works his way back up in socieity after he divorces and has a change in faith | dunkin donuts, Jewish, judiasm, orthodox, rabbi, real estate, self-made |
| Elizabeth Norman: Workin’ It | May 3, 2018 | The Stoop Storytelling Series in collaboration with Baltimore Museum of Industry present an evening of true, personal tales about what we do to “get paid” — everything from crazy careers A woman gets asked to sub at a school when she doesn’t have any qualifications or degrees | Catholic school, kindergarten, substitute teacher, worksheets |
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mollie Sellmanoff: More Room in a Broken Heart | February 13, 2025 | |||
| Mollie Selmanoff | December 11, 2025 | |||
| Molly Kelly: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Molly Kelly: War Stories | November 15, 2010 | |||
| Molly McGrath: Mistakes were made | March 31, 2014 | |||
| Molly O’Donnell : Good Sport | June 11, 2014 | |||
| Monica Lopossay: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Monica Lopossay: What Makes Your Smile | July 1, 2010 | |||
| Monica Scott: Justice Talking | March 18, 2013 | |||
| Monica Vasquez: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | |||
| Monisha Cherayil: The Stoop Says “I do!” | June 9, 2011 | A women tells the story of her parents marrying mutiple times to appease the various traditions of the family and talks about her wedding which she decided to combine a | ceremony, Cultures, family, tradition, wedding | |
| Morgan Smith: Illin’ | May 12, 2016 | Man discovers unfortunately placed staph infection. | awkward diagnosis, hospital, moving, staph, strange diagnosis, teaching hospital | |
| Morgan Smith: My Favorite Film | June 23, 2017 | Nerd learns a new way of thinking after watching a French New Wave film at St. Johns College while in high school | aimless, French film, post college, St. John's College | |
| Morgan: Abortion is Autonomy | August 26, 2022 | |||
| Murph McManus: Cool. Cruel. High School | June 5, 2010 | Grumpy male teacher who asks Murph to dance while they’re both chaperoning | dancing, teachers | |
| Murph McManus: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Nancy Davis: Leap of Faith | Moving to Russia | |||
| Nancy Ennis: Crossing Borders | July 30, 2013 | |||
| Nancy Faidley Devine: A Tribute to Barbara Mikulski | October 12, 2017 | Story about going to Catholic school (IND) with Mikulski | cummings, democrats, fighters, Mikulski, pioneers, politics, progressives, Underdogs | |
| Nancy Glass: In Search of Safety | November 21, 2019 | |||
| Nancy Murray: Holidrama! Part Deux | December 15, 2014 | |||
| Nancy Murray: Money Changes Everything | November 10, 2008 | |||
| Nancy Murray: The Stoop Seven Deadly Sins Show | February 6, 2012 | After her house burns down, a women talks about going to toys r us to return her childrens gifts so she can buy food | Christmas | |
| Nancy Murray: Truth and Lies | July 25, 2019 | Story about lies she told herself and others as a 16 year old in a home for pregnant girls | adoption, compusive lying, fight, lies, secrets, teenage pregnancy, truth | |
| Nancy Riess: It’s STILL Complicated | May 5, 2015 | |||
Dr. Jason Ramirez: On Drugs
Story Date: April 19, 2018
The son of two heroin addicts grows up to become a docter...Read More