This week, we have a story from Telia Nevile, a writer, performer, photographer and poet. She told this story during our special event at the 2017 Montreal Fringe Festival. Our theme that night was On the Edge — stories of the outer limits, and beyond.

You can follow Telia on here for more on her upcoming work.

We also speak to Montreal author Guillaume Morissette — definitely also follow him on . His two books are The Original Face and New Tab.

We also also speak to Confabulation co-producer, Nisha Coleman. Her first book is Busker: Stories from the Streets of Paris. On Twitter, she’s .

We also talk to lots of people — including Matt’s Dad, who has neither twitter nor a website, but may have an Instagram, Matt just doesn’t want to know.

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The Witches by Amy Preston-Samson

This week, we have a story from Amy Preston-Samson, PhD candidate and first-time storyteller. She told this story for the 6th anniversary of Confabulation Montreal. Our theme that night was, Now we are six — stories of childhoods lost and found.

Amy developed this story after working in a group workshop which inspired Montreal’s own Confab Story lab. If you’re interested in taking a public workshop, you can get more info here.

This episode also featured Bonnie Harnden – she’s an Associate Professor and practicum coordinator, in Drama Therapy, and Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University in Montreal.

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This week, we hear a story from Sage Tyrtle – a Toronto-based storyteller, writer and performer. She’s the host and producer of — check out their podcast too. Sage originally told this story in Toronto, at our very first Confabulation. The theme was only fitting: Firsts.

We’ve found the following to be really great resources for leaning about homelessness in Canada.

The Homeless Hub
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness

We’ll update this list as we get more suggestions. Join the conversation on our .

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Welcome back to Confabulation the podcast – this is the first episode of our relaunch. Expect stories, interviews and more from all three cities.

This week, we hear a story from Sophie Post-Croteau – a Montreal-based storyteller, writer and performer. She told this story in June 2017 – for Confabulation presents: On the Edge.

Here’s a TED talk from Susan Pinker — in it she talks about some of the ideas from The Village Effect.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada can be found at the best domain ever: www.kidney.ca

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Hey all – Confabulation the podcast is BACK! Well, tomorrow. This is a brand new tradition – a monthly digest of our upcoming shows:

— Stories of creativity, innovation, and breakthroughs of all kinds
September 30th, 2017
Phi Centre – 407, rue Saint-Pierre | $15

— Stories of disguise, mistaken-identity, mystery and ghoulish intrigue
October 4th in Toronto
Burdock – 1184 Bloor Street West | $10

— Stories of rebirth, reanimation, and near death experiences
October 18th, 2017
Victoria Event Centre – 1415 Broad Street | $10

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For Confabulation’s 5th Anniversary on May 2nd, 2015, we had a night filled with Montreal Stories — stories that could only happen there, that remind us why we love that city, or that just feel like that place. An homage to the city where Confabulation dug it’s roots.

This week we bring you a story from Michele Luchs, who shared a rather unique experience exploring Montreal, with one goal in mind.

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