"But I'm here now.
"Whoever catches this ring, it will have an impact on your life. If you pick it up, part of your responsibility will be to come back here and tell us how it has affected you."
Then Weeks wound up, and pitched her version of a curveball into the crowd.
FOR THE RECORD - An article in Sunday's Arts & Life Today section about The Stoop Storytelling Series misquoted one of the speakers. Karen Weeks spoke about her tumultuous relationship with a ring she had picked up at a Stoop show. She was not referring to her personal relationships.
THE SUN REGRETS THE ERROR
mary.mccauley@baltsun.com
Stoop founders
Who:
Laura Wexler
Current accomplishment:
Co-founder of the Stoop Storytelling Series
Age:
36
Lives:
Baltimore
Day jobs:
A senior editor of Style magazine. Also teaches creative nonfiction at Goucher College.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in English and creative writing from Pennsylvania State University; Master of Arts in creative writing from the University of Kansas
Other achievements:
Wrote Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America (Scribner, 2003).
Personal:
Married to Mike Subelsky.
Who:
Jessica Henkin
Current accomplishment:
Co-founder of Stoop
Age:
33
Lives:
Baltimore
Day job:
Autism specialist for Baltimore County
Education:
Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park; master's degree in autism and special education from the Johns Hopkins University
Other achievements:
Honed her improvisational comedy skills with the Upright Citizens Brigade and the Baltimore Improv Group.
Personal:
Married to Aaron Henkin. A daughter, Abigail, 18 months; and a son, Charlie, 4 months
Come, sit on the Stoop
Stoop Storytelling's motto is "Everyone has a story. What's yours?" The three remaining shows this season will be held at Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St. Doors open at 7 p.m., with a cash bar and live music, and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 410-332-0033 or go to stoopstorytelling.com.
Feb. 11: Family Secrets: Stories About the Fibs, Tall Tales and Outright Lies that Bind Us Together -- and Keep Us Apart. The show is sold out, but a limited number of standing-room-only tickets will be sold for $15 the day of the show. They must be picked up in person.
April 7: Coming to America: Immigrant Stories. This show is being co-produced by the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Each of the seven invited storytellers will represent a different ethnic group.
June 9: Campfire Tales: Stories of Panty Raids, Bug Juice and Wet, Hot American Summers.
