Interstitium: A Space for Stories of Health, Illness, Wellness and Beyond

The Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative invites you to listen to/tell a story/share some artistic expression about your own experience in health and wellness

around the theme: "Losing It"

We are seeking story-tellers and story-appreciators, as we gather together to enjoy a narrative medicine community.

Story guidelines:

• 7 minutes or less
• may be read or told extemporaneously
• can be funny, serious, heartfelt, absurd, lyrical, etc.
• can be expressed as a narrative, poem, song, movement, or any genre of your liking.
• please maintain patient/people privacy and don't use actual names unless you have permission
• the event will not be recorded
• the event will not be judged

We reserve the right to curate the event. We strive to maintain an emotionally safe environment for all, and will not tolerate discrespectful behavior.

If would like to be a Storyteller:

Please email us at: Elizabeth Dorn at ZWxpa2lyMzggfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ== and Stephanie Cooper at Y29vcHN0ZXBoIHwgeWFob28gISBjb20=

Please send us your story proposals as soon as you can.

• Deadline by October 20,2025
• Share with us what the story is about, and how you plan to present it.
• We will choose 8-10 stories from the submissions that best compliment one another.
• Storytellers receive 2 free tickets

The event will be held at the Shafer Baillie Mansion,

from 5-7 PM on Sunday November 2, 2025.

Doors open at 4:30.

Tickets $20

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