Today’s story comes from Rachel Pater. Rachel teaches writing to young adults at Futures Academy and the Community College of Aurora. She also insists that she’s a huge hit with moms.This story was recorded live on 15 July 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Take a Hike.”

Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

Our next live events will be on 13 October in San Diego and 21 October in Denver. The theme will be “Creeps.” Hope to see you there!