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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids show

Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Summary: Travel back in time to remember the good, bad, and awkward parts of growing up. Recorded live on stage, adults share the weird and wonderful things they wrote as children and teens. Embarrassing, moving, and hilarious, these readings are powerful reminders of who we used to be. The Guardian says "it has much charm," while Splitsider describes GRTTWaK as "equal parts cringe-worthy and cathartic." RIYL: RISK!, The Moth, Mortified, My Teenage Diary, True Story

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 "Everyone thinks I'm a pothead" (Montréal) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:43

Misha predicts his own death, Jeffrey obsesses about goldfish, Sarah worries that people think she's a pothead, and much more. Recorded live at La Sala Rossa in Montréal. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: https://goo.gl/BKe1ov Join the email newsletter: https://goo.gl/MebIFH Upcoming live events: https://goo.gl/VrG3T1 Photos from our Montréal event: https://goo.gl/UEoOI3 Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 "Here are four jokes; three of them dirty" (Ottawa) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:10

Terry sets sexual goals at a church youth group, Karen deals with a dead bird, Dirk reads letters from camp written in the 1930s, and much more. Recorded live at Yuk Yuk's in Ottawa, ON. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/jeuWTI Join the mailing list: https://goo.gl/Gl3qf6 Upcoming live events: https://goo.gl/WRBAa9 Photos from our Ottawa event: https://goo.gl/jmfVoa Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 227: "Before I die, I want to have sex" (Toronto) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:02

Heather gets a fart-related nickname, Andru takes a risky trip to second base, Brian writes a sharply worded letter to the editor, and much more. Recorded live at The Tranzac Club in Toronto, ON. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: https://goo.gl/ZwTjst Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/nAdnEq Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/eeQabt Photos from our Toronto event: https://goo.gl/pld52u Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 226: "Wearing a cape and farting" (Winnipeg) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:34:23

Angie finds out why lingerie is the devil, Inayat explains how to defeat bullies, Brady recounts an Olympic drug scandal, and much more. Recorded live at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg, MB. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: https://goo.gl/POz5vG Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/jgp3iB Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/O7Qaik Photos from our Winnipeg event: https://goo.gl/1Bjq4n Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 225: "I will not attack Nicholas" (London) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:15

Angsty breakup poetry, an interview with a "dirty old man," and World War 3 at Santa's house. Recorded live at the London Music Club in London, ON. ## Links ## Elyse's drawing of her mom, pre and post-spa: https://goo.gl/3XLlzT Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/6NC4QV Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/piBFaW Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/1VCjUX Photos from our London event: https://goo.gl/pMecWQ Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 224: "A pornographic magazine hidden in a pile of wood" (Kitchener) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:46

Drunken necking, deep misunderstandings about the Catholic church, and a dirty magazine hidden in a pile of wood. Recorded live at The Registry Theatre in Kitchener, ON. ## Links ## GRTTWaK Winnipeg (matinee): http://goo.gl/iFb1aU Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/Inz5OY Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/Z30UJE Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/bPp3Tt Photos from our Kitchener event: https://goo.gl/MW2XGD Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 223: "Wieners are stupid and so is health class" (Ottawa) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:01

A champion high-jumping snake, an underwhelming sex ed class, and what it's like to work in a cemetery. Recorded live at Yuk Yuk's in Ottawa, ON. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/pi3Ek3 Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/4y38tp Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/RHnTv6 Photos from our Ottawa event: https://goo.gl/GoAGHS Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 222: "A couple of popped-out eyeballs" (Winnipeg) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:00

Plans for revenge, poetry about chicken pox, and and backhanded compliments in the form of career advice. Recorded live at the Kings's Head Pub in Winnipeg, MB. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: https://goo.gl/xbWjGw Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/5hXrNw Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/Tvo07W Photos from our Winnipeg event: https://goo.gl/IVRPW8 Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 221: "Gone are my days of hedonism and mediocrity" (Yellowknife) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:35

Weak bladders, friends of the forest, and a proven strategy for dealing with bullies. Recorded live at the Black Knight Pub in Yellowknife, NT. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/swuUg3 Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/M32ZX7 Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/EGqjBl Photos from our Yellowknife event: https://goo.gl/rHsHwG Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 220: "We are getting away with murder since you left" (Edmonton) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:28

A report on flying cows, an acrostic poem music video request, and a collection of bizarre elementary school aphorisms. Recorded live at the Mercury Room in Edmonton, AB. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: https://goo.gl/duVGq4 Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/WvM6yG Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/ZL2MJm Photos from our Edmonton event: https://goo.gl/sbxilJ Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 219: "Why is Dad being a bum?" (Calgary) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:59

An elementary school detective agency, teenage infidelity, and an urgent desire to shave your legs. Recorded live at Broken City in Calgary, AB. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/83A07W Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/5cbGT3 Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/RgVZT9 Photos from our Calgary event: https://goo.gl/8wYlh0 Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 218: "Be careful of anyone named Trina" (St. John's) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:00

Childhood revenge fantasies, a fake newspaper article, and a journal entry written directly to God. Recorded live at The Rocket Room in St. John's, NL. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/83A07W Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/vr9iGr Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/WQN0Gw Photos from our St. John's event: https://goo.gl/cH6Blg Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 217: "I'm crying while I write this letter" (Halifax) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:16

A secret spy club, haiku about death, and a murder-mystery coming out story. Recorded live at The Company House in Halifax, NS. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/g0aPTF Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/7vPxhJ Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/XcELGm Photos from our Halifax event: https://goo.gl/I8V505 Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 216: "Today is breeding day" (Charlottetown) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:50

Poetry about the female reproductive system, a violent Easter story, and accidental animal erotica. Recorded live at The Guild in Charlottetown, PE. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/VlQ3px Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/XbkCdl Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/3LQI4U Photos from our Charlottetown event: https://goo.gl/B6zqYp Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

 215: "It's not a cult!" (Detroit) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:55

Firearm accidents, a speech for Bill Gates, and a step-by-step guide to popularity. Recorded live at Cliff Bell's in Detroit, MI. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: https://goo.gl/qK5ndx Join the mailing list: http://goo.gl/ZbF6Ve Upcoming live events: http://goo.gl/poIIBl Photos from our Detroit event: https://goo.gl/Yg9ZDe Twitter: http://twitter.com/GRTTWaK Instagram: http://instagram.com/GRTTWaK Facebook: http://facebook.com/grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids

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