Today’s story is from Kimberly Dark, a storyteller, writer, and professor of Sociology. Kimberly’s story was recorded live on 13 October 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California. The theme of the evening was “Creeps.”

If you want to read more of Kimberly’s work, check out this fantastic essay just published on Narratively—it’s a great story about planning a vacation with her lesbian partner, her nine-year-old son, and his father.

In other news, our special San Diego Beer Week show is coming up on November 10. We’ve assembled a heady brew of storytellers to tackle the theme “Bottled Up.” Adjust your foil hats to receive transmissions from the great Facebook mothership and stay tuned for more details.

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