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Real Stories MKE

Ex Fabula connects Milwaukee through real stories by presenting Community Collaborations, Storytelling Workshops and StorySlams. Each week on Real Stories MKE, hosts Kim Shine and Joel Dresang present a selection of stories on a theme — all told by community members during our live events.

  • Everyone could use a little more understanding. It's a product of empathy, tolerance and forgiveness and the glue that connects us all
  • Money can be a source of temptation, corruption and greed. But it can also be a boon and a gift for those who truly need it.
  • Taking care of your inner child is important. Recognizing your inner child can be a path towards healing, reconciliation, and self-actualization.
  • Love can show up in our lives in different shapes and forms. All these forms of love are of equal importance and can be found in abundance!
  • Though there are reasons for stranger danger, sometimes strangers end up becoming our best friends.
  • As mammals, hair is something we all have in common - more or less. It's part of how we see ourselves and how we see one another. And, it is something we can control - more or less.
  • Storytellers, Jerome Flogel, Tarik Moody, Sarah Beth Nelson and Tuesday Morn recall the moments where they realized they needed to redirect themselves.
  • Storytellers, Anya Janssen, Dorothy Malone, and Mia Noel. share their experiences of supernatural encounters.
  • Storytellers, Mark Rice, Angela Cunningham and Alondra Garcia share about three different systems that have impacted their lives.
  • Housing is an essential aspect of human life that can also be complex. Storytellers Rae Johnson, Dianne Pratt and Heidi Wegleitner share their experiences centered on and involving housing.
The hosts of "Real Stories MKE" are Joel Dresang and Kim Shine.