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Stories with keyword: minnesota

You’ve Worried Enough For Today

From childhood, Stefan’s whole life is music – he composes, sings, plays multiple instruments; he’s driven to become a renowned singer and instrumentalist, and express the world of emotions through sound. He applies to NYU for music performance and production, … Continue reading →

Keywords Best of RISK!, Central Sensitization Syndrome, chronic illness, chronic pain, CSS, diagnosis, glbtqia, healing, health, instrumentalist, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, musician, mysterious, nerves, nervous system, neurology, New York, pain, queer, Radio, recovery, Rochester, singer, singing, symptoms

Howdy, Pardner!

Javier grows up in Puerto Rico on an American consulate base, frustrated by teachers who don’t understand how bilingual and bicultural he is. As he grows up and spends his graduate school years in Michigan, he feels both trapped between … Continue reading →

Keywords academia, Austin, bilingual, cowboy, fetish, fetishization, gay, giddy-up, glbtqia, hook-up, Latino, Latinx storyteller, Live, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, one night stand, pick up, POCI storyteller, Puerto Rican storyteller, queer, racism, Reba McIntyre, sex, stereotypes, Texas, West Side Story

In the Blood

Growing up, Myriah’s mother is an alcoholic, as well as bipolar, and though the two have a close relationship, it’s codependent, with Myriah’s mom counting on her to be a responsible caretaker and rescuer at all times. One night, when … Continue reading →

Keywords abuse, addiction, alcoholic, alcoholism, bipolar, blood, codependency, drinking, dysfunctional family, emancipation, EMTs, fracture, Hepatitis C, impulsive, incoherent, injury, Live, mental illness, Minneapolis, Minnesota, mother

Vulnerable Adult

Amy is hired to develop an original musical about traumatic brain injury with the clients of a performing arts center for disabled adults. She begins a friendship with one of the TBI-affected cast members, and soon finds herself having stronger … Continue reading →

Keywords attraction, client, crush, disabilities, disability, ensemble, flirting, illegal, Live, love, Minneapolis, Minnesota, performing arts, playwright, staff, taboo, TBI, theater, traumatic brain injury, vulnerable

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