Come on, don't be selfish! Sharing is caring, especially when it comes to your true stories. Head on over to Thorn Brewing this month and tell the crowd about the time you you didn't share, or weren't prepared for a group situation. Or maybe everyone absolutely wolfed down your potluck dish. However you interpret the theme, you bring your story, and Thorn Brewing will bring the beverages.

Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.

December Long Story Short: Did You Bring Enough For Everyone?
Thursday, December 5 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$10

All ages, but adult content

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We might have come from sturdy stock, royal lineage, or a wheelbarrow full of turnips. Does it explain anything about us? Is blood really the tie that binds? Does any of it really matter anyway?
This month, share your true story of those who preceded you -- in all their glory, shame, or hilarity.

Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.

November Long Story Short: Ancestors
Thursday, November 7 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$10

All ages, but adult content

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Whether it's a physical space or a mental one, sometimes we just know it when we see it: This place has seen some stuff, and it is dark.
This month, share your true stories of those places or things that gave you the shivers... or still do.

Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.

Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested

All ages, but adult content

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Don't feel too bad; at least you had a period of greatness. That's better than the rest of us! Come share your (true) tale of when you were on top of the world -- just be sure to do it in five minutes or less, ok? Didn't you learn *anything* from your time at the top?

Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.

September Long Story Short: Peaked Too Soon
Thursday, September 5 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested

All ages, but adult content

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Have you ever had the opportunity to go full-nude in public? Or try something frisky with a buddy? How about an "emperor has no clothes" moment? Maybe just really, really awkward style choices. Tell us all about your successes and/ or embarrassments with optional clothing this month. Let's all wince and high-five together.

Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.

August Long Story Short: Clothing Optional
Thursday, August 1 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested

All ages, but adult content

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We've all had one. Come tell us about yours. Or just listen to everyone else's true tales of that time it was worth the guilt -- or maybe it wasn't -- to endure that long walk home after an indulgent, hedonistic event.

Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.

June Long Story Short: Walk of Shame
Thursday, June 6 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested

All ages, but adult content

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Fess up, all you high-maintenance divas, spiteful jerks, entitled pricks, or just people who stick to their boundaries and convictions and are misunderstood! Maybe you’re just a woman in the workplace who’s been the subject of a gross office reputation!

Whatever the case may be, come tell your true story of being 100% in 5 minutes or less, with no notes or script. Sign up at any time, or just kick back and watch. It’s no pressure, all fun.

May Long Story Short: 100% That Bitch
Thursday, May 2 at 7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn Street, San Diego, CA, 92104
$5 suggested

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Money’s tight. What extravagances have you managed to pull off? What have you had to put on the back burner? Maybe let’s share those true stories about the times we just had to buy that coat, that air b’n’b weekend, or that steak dinner.

Just remember: stories need to be under five minutes, with no notes or script. But you can come at any time and sign up. Or you can just watch! Come make friends in this no-pressure environment, in this economy!

April Long Story Short: In This Economy?
Thursday, April 4 at 7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn Street, San Diego, CA, 92104
$5 suggested

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You go looking for an answer to your question about cat food, and before you know it, you're 10 tabs deep and have new knowledge about 12th-century Italian frescoes.

Come to the no-pressure environment of Long Story Short and share your wildest, most embarrassing, most rewarding, true stories of the rabbit holes you've traveled down or witnessed. Tell your tale in 5 minutes or less with no notes or script. Or just watch! We can't wait to meet you.

March Long Story Short: Rabbit Hole
Thursday, March 7
7-9pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

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At February’s Long Story Short, we’re going to be telling the true stories about the times we had to say a big ol’ NOPE to what was offered to us. Maybe it was an easy No, or maybe we just knew it would’ve been the worst decision ever.

Either way, come drop your name in the box, and be called upon randomly to share your story in five minutes or fewer (with no notes or script). Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

February Long Story Short: Hard Pass
Thursday, February 1st
7-9pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

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When it comes to work beefs, family conflicts, and other dramas, sometimes you need to tell those stories as you try to figure out: Am I the Asshole?
Sometimes, you sure are.
But let's all enjoy the stories anyway!

At Long Story Short, tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Am I the Asshole?
Thursday, January 4, 2022 @7pm
Thorn Brewing
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested
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Words definitely hurt. So do sticks and stones. And fists, and feet, and toasters, and property deeds, and whatever else may have been used against you. Tell us all about the time when things hurt you -- or maybe you were the one who caused the damage.

At Long Story Short, tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

September Long Story Short: Sticks and Stones
Thursday, September 7, 2023 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

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This July, the heat is on. Time nips at heels. Bottled-up frustration explodes. The blinding sunlight drags on and on. At Long Story Short, we'll hear about all the pressures that time won't forget.

At Long Story Short, tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

July Long Story Short: Tick, Tick, Tick
Thursday, July 6 2023 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

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So Say We All is throwing our first ever Un-Gala: Superfun Friends Night Garden Party! We would be pleased as partying capybara if you would join us for drinks and snacks throughout an entire evening filled with mingling, music, prize-winning opportunities, and (optional) activities. It’s all for the very good cause of helping your favorite storytelling arts nonprofit reach our summer fundraising goal, so we can keep helping people tell their stories and tell them better!

Dress: Garden party festive.
Tickets available here.

SSWA’s Inaugural Un-Gala:
Superfun Friends Night Garden Party
Saturday, June 3rd
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Art Produce
3139 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92104
Tickets Available here

The shame, the ignominy, the terror that lies in the waiting for others to discover your loss of honor. What brought this on, you wretched soul? Share the tale of what slip-ups caused your fall from grace. Join us in a room of friends new and old, over some delicious beverages at Thorn St. Brewing's North Park location. Take your turn at the mic and restore your name in the annals of celebrated history! Or, just kick back and watch. Either way, we'd love to see you there.

June Long Story Short: Inglorious Mistakes
Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 7pm
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn Street, San Diego, CA 92104
$5

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The wrong turn that takes us into the unexpected, the bad call that confounds our expectations, the wrong number that starts a new conversation; so many twists and turns are picking up the line at May's Long Story Short and we hope you're someone who picks up.

Anyone can tell a true, 5-minute story however they interpret the theme without notes!

May Long Story Short: Wrong Number
Thursday May 4th @ 7pm
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn Street,. San Diego, CA 92104
$5 suggested donation
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They're the most hated words audiologically, but maybe the most loved words when it comes to sensation. Who among us doesn't love the feel of wet sand between our toes, or soft moss in a damp forest? Tell us all about those splooshes at Long Story Short, where you share your true story in 5 minutes or less, with no notes or script. The pressure is absent, but the fun is all around.

April Long Story Short: Moist & Squishy
Thursday, April 6th @7pm
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn St., San Diego 92104
$5

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Ever feel silenced, shut-up, cut-off? What did you do about it? That's the gristle we're going to be picking from our teeth on the microphone at March's Long Story Short, where anyone can tell a true, 5-minute story without notes however loosely or wildly they want to respond to the prompt. The real gift is the friends we make who let us be loud along the way.

March Long Story Short: Muted
March 2nd, 2023
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn Street,. San Diego, CA 92104
7pm - 9pm
$5
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Oh that taste we dared try once that haunts our brain long after--that's what we're talking about at February's Long Story Short in any way the idea of being "Once Bitten" can be interpreted by all the brave souls who show up. Anyone can tell at story at any point in this show, no notes, for five-minutes, and we do so hope you are one of them. You'll never find a more beautiful room to try out your thoughts on a microphone, and we would be so honored to hear you.

February Long Story Short: Once Bitten
February 2nd, 2023
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn Street,. San Diego, CA 92104
7pm - 9pm
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TAKE YOUR TURN!

Join us at the first Long Story Short of 2023!

So Say We All’s unscripted storytelling fun-time is back for more jaw-dropping, hysterical, poignant, relatable tales shared over kick-ass beers!

We start where a lot of people start the year: BROKE. Financially spent, emotionally drained, maybe even physically broken after winter vacation (why oh why did you try snowboarding?)… everyone has a story to share about the time they were straight-up, low-down, inside-out broke. Come share yours at Thorn St. Brewery and at least get repaired with some revelry and camaraderie. Feel the heal!

ABOUT LONG STORY SHORT:
At Long Story Short, tell your true story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or, you can just kick back and watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of bonding at a campfire, where we tell tales, make friends, and pass the talking stick (well, okay, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Broke
Thursday, January 5, 2023 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

We have them for better or worse: traditions. For many of us, they fall in the month of December. However, they happen not just on holidays, but at many life events: weddings, graduations, prayers, feasts, funerals. You name it, it might just have a tradition attached. At this month’s LSS, we’re going to dive into the things we do to try to give our lives order and meaning — whether they make sense or not.

At Long Story Short, tell your true story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Traditions
Thursday, December 1, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

Feeling lonely this November? Have a party of one! Go to dinner by yourself, check out a movie, do… other things, but wrap it up and be ready to hang out with friends and share those stories of isolation at Long Story Short! Maybe you have some funny yarns of your solo adventures, cringey tales about attempted me-time, or whatever stories you want to share that the theme inspires in you!

At Long Story Short, tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Party Of One
Thursday, November 3, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

Want a participation trophy, you selfish brats? Well, come on over to LSS this September and we’ll give you a pat on the back; does that count? We’ll explore stories of the young, old, in-between, the miscommunications and the bondings, the ok boomers and the you don’t know how easy you have its. At least we can all agree on beer. Soft drinks? Water?

At Long Story Short, tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Generation Gap
Thursday, September 1, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

August is a hot month! Whether it’s from the exhilaration of a love life spicing up, the consequences of an intimate autumn, or maybe the jealousy of a new friend entering the mix, sometimes three’s a crowd. Sometimes three is welcome! However you interpret the theme, leave your triaphilia at home, and get ready for a great night of threes!

At Long Story Short, tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: That’s Not Funny (It’s Hilarious)
Thursday, August 4, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

This July, we celebrate those times when we had to stifle our laughter in the face of others who would frown upon us. When you’d be seen as cruel if you laughed at the kid falling off the bike. When you couldn’t laugh at the very earnest speech being given by the boss. Whether it was an ill-timed text, a nervous reaction at a funeral, a punishment doled out from a parent for something you KNOW was pretty classic, those moments linger in our memories to make us smile — even if we know they were kind of not supposed to be funny. Share those stories this month, and watch the sparks fly!

At Long Story Short, tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: That’s Not Funny (It’s Hilarious)
Thursday, July 7, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

It’s summertime! Grab those bags, books, tents, swimsuits, whatever weird stuff you’re into (we love weird), head out into the unknown, and come tell us all about it at this month’s Long Story Short! Ever made out at a museum? Met interesting new friends on the trail? Burned down an abandoned house in a town you knew you’d never return to (what, is that just us?)? Share your stories of stepping out from home; whether it’s a glorious memory or a humiliating one, somebody in the crowd is bound to relate.

Tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, step up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Press Pause
Thursday, June 2, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

Good deeds can be difficult, right? Are they done out of pure altruism or are they benefitting you (are you getting an Instagram moment out of it?)? Does it count if it’s court-ordered? Has something terrible ever been the result of your doing the right thing? Share your true stories about these topics, or about how Spike Lee is your favorite director, however the theme inspires you!

Tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, take your turn at the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Do The Right Thing
Thursday, May 5, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

April is the time of showers, fools, and maybe already wishing you could stop the year from progressing for a while. So come on over to Long Story Short and tell us those true stories about stopping time, being stuck in it, checking yourself (or someone else), or anything else the theme inspires in you!

Tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to tell their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Press Pause
Thursday, April 7, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

You don’t have to be Irish to celebrate luck in March; just come to Long Story Short! Share your true story about the time you stumbled into something great, failed your way up, or had a good luck charm that brought exactly the opposite to your life. However the theme inspires you, tell the tale where luck is on your side!

At Long Story Short, tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to share their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, you come up to the microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Dumb Luck
Thursday, March 3, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested

Lust is in the air at Long Story Short this February! Come share your unscripted tales of drooling over daddies, begging for brats, longing for longshorepersons, melting over musicians, and any other AH-OOH-GAH! moments you’ve experienced.

Tell your story without notes in five minutes or less, in a fun environment with no pressure. Anyone can throw their name into our hat and be called upon randomly to tell their story. Or you can just watch! Long Story Short follows the idea of a campfire, where we tell tales, bond and make friends, and pass the talking stick (ok, microphone). Take Your Turn!

Long Story Short: Just Lust
Thursday, February 3, 2022 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St.
$5 suggested