Nostalgia For Things That Are Not Gone

Part of a series of Live Story Recordings.

Art by my friend Alex

This is a story that I told at some friends' apartment in Chicago last week. They host a monthly arts showcase event there called The Workshop. If you'd like to know more about it, email them at theworkshopchicago@gmail.com and ask. They host all kinds of art, from movies, to poetry, to dance, to whatever you care to share with a group of friendly people. It's really cool!

This story is about this feeling that I don't really know if anybody else really has, but basically, it's when you really miss something that you could have if you really wanted it, but it's pretty much not worth the effort required to track it down again. I'm calling this feeling "nostalgia for things that are not gone." When I shared the story on Friday, I hadn't come up with a title, but I think that works well enough.
 

Story Lab Recording II

Part of a series of Live Story Recordings.

Art by my friend Alex

This week, I'm posting a story I told on stage at Story Lab Chicago in June of this year. I had a lot of fun telling it! If you're interested in reading instead of listening, I've told it in slightly altered form here. (The art above, which is from a collection of stories I made into an album, was made by my friend Alex; you can find more from her here.)

This Much Is True Recording

Part of a series of Live Story Recordings.

Art by my friend Alex

 
Last week, I wrote about my experience at a Chicago storytelling event called This Much Is True. I told a version of a story that I wrote up a few weeks back, which you can read here, if you wish, but I think the live version was better. And now you can listen to that version here! Enjoy.


Coach V and the Native American Project - This Much Is True by James Davisson

You Can Never Go Home, or, How I Beat Jetlag

Part of a series of Live Story Recordings.

Art by my friend Alex

This week was the monthly open mic that my friends host at their apartment. The theme was "You Can Never Go Home," so I told this story about a time that a friend and I had trouble going home when we really, really wanted to. Folks seemed to like it, and I hope you will, too.

Story Lab Recording

Part of a series of Live Story Recordings.

Art by my friend Alex

Hey, everybody. Remember how a couple weeks ago I talked about reading a story of mine at Story Lab, and really enjoying it? I now have the recording of that performance, so if you want to listen in and hear the story, this is the place to do it.

If hearing this story sparks your interest, and you want to know more about the event that hosted it, check out Story Lab's website, where you can find out about upcoming shows, performers, and the growing Chicago storytelling community.