Stray Hearts Storytelling Event!
Laugh, cry, be inspired and help Taos’s rescue animals!
Taos Center for the Arts
Sunday, November 8
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Think of the animal who changed your life.
The one who found you when you needed them most.
The one who taught you about unconditional love, loss, or belonging.
That story matters. We love to hear it!
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Join Stray Hearts for an unforgettable afternoon of connection and community, celebrating and supporting our animal companions!
Explore the question: “Who Saved Whom?”
Submit your Story to: outreach@strayhears.org
For inspiration please check out the Moth Podcast:
https://themoth.org/podcast/mans-best-friend
Guidelines
Your story should be:
True: Only real-life experiences, strictly non-fiction.
On theme: “A True Companion: Who Saved Whom?”
Yours to tell: Were you there? Are you one of the characters? Your personal involvement is essential—no journalism, no retelling someone else’s story.
Action and consequence: What’s at risk—what could be gained or lost? Where’s the urgency, the conflict? Who—or what—stands in the way? And how did the journey from Point A to Point B shape you?
On time: Aim for 5 to 8 minutes.
What not to do:
Don’t caricature or “explain” a culture that isn’t your own—no fake accents or outsider interpretations of customs.
Don’t make someone else’s identity (class, gender, race, orientation, body type, etc.) the punchline or the story itself. Your story, your struggles.
Don’t use another person’s identity as a prop or plot device. If you include someone else’s race, orientation, physical appearance, or ability, it must be intrinsic to the story.