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Long Story Short is an unscripted storytelling series hosted by 3S Artspace that features a wide range of performers from the region.

The series is now available as a podcast, featuring the best stories from the past five years of the live show.

10/03/2025

🍻Did you hear about the beer collab?🍻
in Rochester has launched a special edition of their Long Story Short IPA in celebration of our 10th anniversary season! Now on tap and in cans to go at their tasting room in the Gonic Mills.

I had a chance to sip on this hazy, double hopped IPA earlier this week at the brewery. If you haven’t been, it’s got a relaxed vibe, a great spot to meet friends or chill after work. Make sure to head over to grab a pint of this very limited release before it runs out!

09/29/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out to our 10th anniversary show, audience, storytellers, volunteers, friends, and those who bravely took the stage to partake in the Pink Pumpkin. Like every show, couldn’t have done it without you.

And a special thank you for those who donated to the gift basket, including

Listen to the stories this weekend on NH Public Radio on Friday, Oct 4 at 7pm and Saturday at 4pm.

09/23/2025

TOMORROW NIGHT! Come join at 3S Artspace us as we celebrate 10 years! Get tickets at 3sarts.org

09/20/2025

🚨🚨Get tickets before they sell out!🚨🚨
Head to https://www.3sarts.org/events/446399896320

09/12/2025

Meet Kemetia Foley, a skilled storyteller who's performed and coached all over the world. I'm honored she's been a part of this show for a few years now and one of the reasons I tapped her for a slot on our 10th anniversary show.

Kemetia is a great example of how living a full life leads to great stories. Her childhood in DC and elsewhere gave her plenty to draw from and her tales of adulthood perfectly capture that feeling of uncertainty when things go sideways or the crushing blow of heartbreak.

Come get tickets to our 10th anniversary celebration, "Coming Home," September 24
Get tickets at link in bio or at 3sarts.org

09/10/2025

Meet A.G. Sorette, author, storyteller and Long Story Short all-star alum. I've been a fan since he first told a story about meeting his girlfriend's parents one Labor Day weekend and the gauntlet they put him through. The tale pivoted back and forth between high-tension familial interactions with sweet, early stages of romance. His stories are self-aware, authentic, and chock full of well-constructed sentences and descriptions that would make any writer jealous.

Come see A.G. Sorette as we celebrate 10 years of storytelling this September 24 at@3sartspace
Head here for tickets: https://www.3sarts.org/events/446399896320

09/08/2025

Meet Charleen, a storyteller who's been with us since almost the beginning. Her stories of pushing beyond her comfort zone, the agony of losing a loved one, and the joy of getting to know family for the first time have been some of our most memorable. Her conversational style and injections of humor in life's darkest moments reveal what great storytelling can be.

Beyond her amazing skills on stage, I feel lucky that I've had the chance to get to know the wonderful person Charleen is. She has lived a truly incredible life and I can't wait to hear what part of it she shares at our 10th anniversary show on September 24.

Please come see the fantastic Charleen Thorburn at our next show "Coming Home" an event to celebrate Long Story Short's 10th anniversary and all the talented storytellers who've been a part of this event.
Get tickets at link in bio.

08/21/2025

to September 2019 and one of my favorite show posters. This photo comes from the 1985 teensploitation comedy of the same name, which features an untamable wild child female lead who wants cut loose on the last day of summer vacation. When she runs into a h***y amusement park employee...well you can probably guess what happens next.

When I revisited the lineup of this show, I nearly fell on the floor with how freakin' good it was. It's just a crazy crew of writers, creatives, and fall-down funny people. Some of these storytellers have also gone on to tell multiple stories for LSS.

Dylan Haigh
Brian Kaye
Kit Lyman
Heather Armitage
Justin Kelcourse
Brooke Williams
Ryan Van Dalinda

We're going to be hosting another show for the books this September 24 to celebrate our 10th anniversary. Come down and join us!
Tix: https://www.3sarts.org/events/446399896320

08/18/2025

🎟️Got your tix yet? Don't sleep on this one, because it is going to sell out.
We're celebrating 10 years of amazing stories with one hell of a party.
Three LSS all-stars:
Charleen Thorburn
AG Sorette
Kemetia Foley

Plus giveaways, a beer release, new LSS T-shirts and the biggest collection of LSS alumni we've assembled yet. Told a story in the past? We'd love to see you and say thank you for being a part of this series' success.

PLUS, we're hosting an open mic-style second half we like to call the Pink Pumpkin where you get a chance to tell a story on stage.

Like I said, it's going to a party and tickets are going fast. Grab yours at https://www.3sarts.org/events/446399896320

08/14/2025

to the 2010s when we put on this show in the 3S Artspace gallery. Loved bringing stories about traveling on summer vacations with parents, summer romances, and the freedom of summer as a kid. As we close our the Summer of 2025, I'll be jotting down a few summer stories of my own - maybe for a future revamp of this theme?

What's your favorite summer story?

06/27/2025

Don't forget to check out Long Story Short on NHPR tonight!
Selections from our show "Ghosted and other strange dating phenomena" will be broadcast tonight at 7pm and tomorrow at 4pm. Just head to nhpr.org or tune in on the radio dial to hear these stories about love, heartbreak, and moving on--all recorded live at the 3S Artspace performance space!

06/24/2025

Listen to Long Story Short on air Friday, June 27 at 7pm and Saturday, June 28 at 4pm, only on NH Public Radio. Go to nhpr.org to stream or tune in to your favorite NHPR station.

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Portsmouth, NH
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https://www.longstoryshortpod.com/

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