Amy Bee
Amy Bee writes & tells true stories onstage about anxiety, identity & doing things anyway, despite a strong, ongoing preference to cocoon under a blanket in her hidey-hole. Hoo-boy. This might go terribly, indeed. Come watch!
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- Aug 17, 2026
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- Jul 3, 2026
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The most random number (opens the original)
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My husband Aaron can’t just listen to music.He has a System that must be adhered to.A System that involves lists.He writes lists solely meant to direct him to other lists. The “Music I Own But Haven’t Listened To” list. The “Just Bought” list. The “Only Listened Once” list. He uses Random to navigate these lists. The System involves finding a title on a book, movie, or album cover. He randomly chooses a number, like 8, and counts eight letters down the title. Whatever letter he lands on now has
"F*ck Means Intercourse" at the Berkeley Moth (opens the original)
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Hello, you fantastic so-and-sos and my favorite looky-loos, how are you? My-oh-my, I have so much to talk about and no time to do it. But I DID want to show you where my story Fuck Means Intercourse ended up: at the Berkeley Moth, where I got second place! Can I get a hell yeah? I had no idea taking this little abstraction from a longer story would have the life it’s had. It has wings because, as someone whose live stories run around 15 minutes each, I was determined to write something that coul
Spaces with men (opens the original)
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Dust Bunnies (opens the original)
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I WAS AT A HOTEL restaurant and asked the waitress—Well, first off, we bonded because I was sweating and she asked, is the AC not working?And I’m like, no, it’s just me, and I give her a look.And she’s like, I understand completely.And I’m like, girl?And she’s like, girl!And I’m like, why are we calling each other girl?And she’s like, right?!And I’m like, it just makes no sense.And
California Dreaming (Heartbreak in the '90s) (opens the original)
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