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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Snowden McCray: Bridging the Gap | March 9, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series in partnership with Women in Business at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School present “Bridging the Gap: Stories about reconciliation, connection, and balance”. her journatistic career journey | Annapolis, paper, reading |
| John Wesley: Bridging the Gap | March 9, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series in partnership with Women in Business at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School present “Bridging the Gap: Stories about reconciliation, connection, and balance”. losing his fiance in 9/11 | |
| Sarthi Manchanda: Bridging the Gap | March 9, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series in partnership with Women in Business at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School present “Bridging the Gap: Stories about reconciliation, connection, and balance”. disappointing his father | drinking, gay, medicine, Shame |
| Brittany Gardner: Bridging the Gap | March 9, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series in partnership with Women in Business at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School present “Bridging the Gap: Stories about reconciliation, connection, and balance”. finding her voice in the pandemic | |
| Abi Suresh: Bridging the Gap | March 9, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series in partnership with Women in Business at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School present “Bridging the Gap: Stories about reconciliation, connection, and balance”. befriending an old woman in italy | |
| Laura Flynn Eldridge: Bridging the Gap | March 9, 2022 | The Stoop Storytelling Series in partnership with Women in Business at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School present “Bridging the Gap: Stories about reconciliation, connection, and balance”. finding out her dad smoked weed | |
| Brian Jolles: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: proposal story | |
| Caitriona Hanley: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: falling in love and missing the rendevous date for eiffel tower | |
| Zach Rosen: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: falling in love with RA at Yale | |
| Cory Duggans: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: hooking up with younger sister’s friend | |
| Aaron Heinsman: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: getting dumped on vacation | |
| Charisse Nichols: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: terrible blind date | |
| Bob Hemler: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: | |
| Emile Joseph Weeks: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: break up with first boyfriend | |
| Taylor Binnix: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: pandemic love | |
| Kim Worthington: Real Life Rom-Coms | February 7, 2022 | Presented in partnership with: story about boyfriend losing his memory | |
| Coach G: Not Gonna Work for Me | November 9, 2023 | ||
| Luis: Not Gonna Work for Me | November 9, 2023 | ||
| Lauren: Not Gonna Work for Me | November 9, 2023 | ||
| Ashley: Not Gonna Work for Me | November 9, 2023 | ||
| Temi Oni: Not Gonna Work for Me | November 9, 2023 | ||
| Stacie Chambers: Not Gonna Work for Me | November 9, 2023 | ||
| Wendell Supreme: Making Art, Making Change | |||
| Reverand Gray: Making Art, Making Change | |||
| Lauren: Making Art, Making Change | |||
| Story Title | Story Date | Story Description | Story Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Jarvais: Crossing Borders | July 30, 2013 | |||
| Stephanie Jarvis: Coming Out Stories | September 24, 2015 | |||
| Stephanie Mendez: Movers and Shakers | March 4, 2020 | story about growing up daughter of addicts to become a marine | addiction, marine, resiliance | |
| Stephanie Murdock: Workin’ It | May 3, 2018 | A woman build a skatepark in Baltimore | Baltimore, bowl, females in sports, fundraising, kids, skateboarding, tomboy | |
| Stephanie Safran: It’s Complicated | November 15, 2018 | Story about helping her young son transition. | ||
| Stephanie Warren: B-More Proud | June 27, 2024 | |||
| Stephanie Ybarra: No Limits | March 6, 2019 | Not getting a theater job allowed her to set of on her own career path | casting, children's, hispanic, latina, New York, theater | |
| Stephanie: The Path Less Traveled | ||||
| Stephen Janis: Justice Talking | March 18, 2013 | |||
| Stephen Nunns: Corpus | September 24, 2007 | While living in NYC and working for a theater company, a fat woman stole his seat on the subway so he stood in front of her and silently farted. | and rice, Atlantic Ave, beans, farts, fat, New York, subway, theater | |
| Stephen Tabeling: It’s a Mystery | October 28, 2013 | |||
| Stephen Thomas: Public Health Show | September 22, 2022 | |||
| Steve Chu: CRUSHES | July 23, 2014 | |||
| Steve Haddad: My Theme Song | November 5, 2007 | a man recounts the story of his mothers aneurism and the post surgery journey that transformed their relationship | family | |
| Steve Luxenberg: Family Secrets | February 11, 2008 | Story about how he finds out his mother had a younger sister who was instiutionalized for mental illness most of her life. | family secrets, hospitalization, mental illness, siblings | |
| Steve Luxenberg: Mark Me Present | June 17, 2016 | Man reflects on how education taught him to meet people where they are, not where you want them to be, after he has a meaningful experience. | conversation, disability, education, English teacher, Of Mice and Men, respect | |
| Steve Snyder: It’s Complicated | April 5, 2014 | |||
| Steve Walker: Cool. Cruel. High School | June 5, 2010 | Friend with cool car that they lit on fire who then locks eyes with a pretty girl and accidently pours the milkshake in his lap | cars, embarrassing moments, milkshakes | |
| Steve Walker: O Little Town of Baltimore | December 20, 2010 | |||
| Steven Farber: Oh, pioneers! | February 9, 2015 | |||
| Steven Parke: That 80s Show | February 22, 2018 | Becoming Prince’s photographer | art, art direction, concert, hero worship, napkin, prince, records | |
| Stewart Stack: Friends and Frenemies | March 9, 2017 | Friend who stole buried gold dollars | ||
| Stuart Thorton: Keep Calm and ____! | February 23, 2018 | A man who left school in the 8th grade comes back for his diploma. Inspirational story! | GED, school | |
| Subhasree Jain Lakshmi Chand: Failing Up | March 6, 2024 | |||
| Sue Fothergil: Oh, pioneers! | February 9, 2015 | |||
