Bring Your Ownis a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in living rooms, backyards and unconventional spaces within the community. Each month, eight storytellers have eight minutes to respond to a theme. BYO airs on All Things New Orleans and is a biweekly podcast on WWNO.org.
This story was told on June 18, 2015 at Wonderland Studios and later produced by Natalie Yahr. The event was in partnership with Live Law, a national storytelling podcast that’s part of the Infinite Guest Network from American Public Media. The theme of the evening was "Eyewitness," and here, Eritria Pitts tells of when her fascination with crime thrillers got a little too real…
Bring Your Own is a production of Laine Kaplan-Levenson. The next BYO will take place on Thursday, October 1 at the Saratoga Street Fruit Tree Orchard. For more information, go to bringyourownstories.com.