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At eleven, living on a farm in middle-of-nowhere Michigan, I learned that other people had rules for what Blackness was supposed to sound like.

An excerpt from “Can You Talk Black?”, adapted from my memoir in progress, PLEASE COME HOME, and read live at DRAFTS by @essaystheshow.

Were you ever told you didn’t sound like what someone expected you to be?

I’m Chisa Lehane. Follow for excerpts from my memoir and the childhood diaries, family letters, and photographs helping me reconstruct the story.

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This is a story about how I got a signed Mike Myers poster when I was 12 years old for being myself. My substack "The Education of Jordan Temple" is live. I have essays and short stories like this (and experiMENTAL stuff) on there. Lincoln bio. No worries if snot. Footage from @essaystheshow

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At eleven, I thought there was a right way to look Black—and that I was failing at it.

This is the opening of “Can You Talk Black?” adapted from my memoir, PLEASE COME HOME, and read live at DRAFTS by @essaystheshow

Do you remember the first time someone asked you to explain what you were?

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Killer food meets real stories. 🍷

On October 17, Sweet Antelope teams up with @essaystheshow, LA’s beloved live essay series, for a night of personal stories, a five-course garden-to-table dinner, and the kind of conversation that goes somewhere.

We’ll start in the garden with cocktails and bites, then hear a live reading from Madeline Walters. Her story will inspire the theme of the night, and then it’s your turn to share. A memory, a thought, a little piece of your own story. No prep, no performance, no pressure. Just good food and conversation that goes beyond small talk.

📍 West Adams, LA (address sent with ticket) 🕕 October 17, doors at 6pm 🍸 Garden cocktails + bites 🍽️ Four seasonal courses

Want to bring a group? Private tables for 8–10 available. Email kristina@sweetantelope.com

You don’t have to be a performer to have a story worth telling.

Tickets via link in bio.
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photo credits @andrewsoutham @nickhigginz

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You don’t have to be a performer to have a story worth telling.

On Oct 17, Sweet Antelope’s Storytelling Supper Club is teaming up with @essaystheshow , LA’s live essay series, for a night of unforgettable stories, cocktails and farm to table dinner.

Gather in the garden for cocktails and bar bites and listen to a story by our guest performer. Then we reveal the theme and sit down to a four-course meal built around that week’s harvest, where the conversation becomes yours.

No one is put on the spot. Storytelling is an invitation, not an expectation so tell a story, add a thought, or just listen.

📍 West Adams, LA (address sent when you book) 🕕 Doors at 6pm 🎟️ Small tables, limited seats. Link in bio.

Groups of 8-10 can book a private table: kristina@sweetantelope.com

What’s a story you’d tell at a table full of strangers?.

#LosAngeles #LAEvents #SupperClub #FarmToTable #WestAdams

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What’s up next ✨ 🎃 🍁 🎧 🎤

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@zaydante reads an essay about age for @essaystheshow

🎥: @cassiuspettit and @avtomko

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#comedycrawl LA 9/11/26

Photo of @daytripcomedy @rjhitch @packtheater

FULL listings for comedy shows and opens mics in LA and NYC and virtually from EVERYWHERE at thecomedybureau.com.

Submit for listing consideration at thecomedybureau at gmail.

Please keep us alive at Patreon.com/thecomedybureau and @ jakekroeger on Venmo

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What’s up next? ✨

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The post show joy of listening to @davidtatewilder share his story for @essaystheshow

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