The Backyard Story Series
The Backyard Story Series at the Historic Leopold House is a night to share and listen to true stories from your neighbors, friends, strangers, professional writers, amateur writers, and people like you.
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WHEN IS IT?WHEN: Sunday, July 19th 6:00 PM - 8:00PM Arrive at 6:00 PM to mingle and explore the Leopold House. Storytelling starts promptly at 6:30 PM. WHERE: The Historic Aldo Leopold House 135 14th St SW Albuquerque, NM 87104 COST: Free! Be sure to bring a blanket, chair, or something to sit on. Feel free to bring snacks or drinks. All ages are welcome. A good story is specific, personal, and true. You do not need to be a professional writer or performer. We especially welcome stories rooted in lived experience, observation, work, family, landscape, and community memory. --- Not sure how to come up with a story? Click here for The Moth's tips and tricks for coming up with a memorable story! |
JULY'S THEME: Connecting with the More-Than-Human-World For our July Backyard Storytelling Night, we want to hear about your relationship to the more-than-human-world. How have you, as a human, connected with rivers, trees, weather, flowers, animals, and the forces of nature all around us (and even within us)? Have these entities changed you, guided you, taught you lessons, or humbled you? What relationship with the more-than-human-world do you hold most dearly and how was that relationship formed?
The July Storytelling Night theme is in collaboration with our July Environmental Writing Workshop of the same name, hosted by journalist Laura Paskus. Learn more here. Guidelines for storytellers:
1. Stories must be true. 2. Stories must be told in the first person. 3. No soapboxing, preaching, standup routines, etc. 4. Stories must be told in 5-6 minutes. 5. Must relate in someway to the theme of the event. |
About the Backyard Story Series
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Picking up from a Nob Hill-based Backyard Story Night that took place from 2015 - 2019, the Leopold House Backyard Story Series invites anyone interested in a connection between humans and Nature to share their stories. Modeled after The Moth, the event features stories that are inspiring, educational, sad, funny, moving, poetic, eerie, or all of the above.
Stories are five minutes long and read back to back for an hour in the large, shady backyard of the Historic Leopold House. Bring a blanket or chair and come listen or tell a story on a shady lawn in downtown Albuquerque. Why do we do it? To deepen our relationship with each other and with the more-than-human world through listening and sharing. |
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Are you interested in sharing a story?
Previous Storytelling Nights
June theme: WATER
HOW IT WORKS
1. Follow us on Instagram or here to find out the monthly theme
Themes are announced several weeks in advance.
2. Sign Up to Tell a Story
Storytellers submit a short pitch ahead of time.
3. Share a Five-Minute True Story
4. Gather in Community
Story sharing continues before and after the event around conversation, new connections, and the night air.
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LEOPOLD WRITING PROGRAM
P.O. Box 40122 | Albuquerque, NM 87196 973.476.9112 LWP is a 501(c)3 organizationL |
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