Write Up The Coast – Step-In! Stories
Write Up The Coast – Step-In! Stories brings community voices to life — recorded live in the moment. At its heart is the mobile Step-In! booth, a small traveling space where people pause amid the noise of daily life to share a thought, a memory, or a feeling.
Beyond the booth, Step-In! also meets people where they are — on the street, at events, or in quiet one-on-one conversations — capturing the same spirit of openness and spontaneity wherever it happens.
Season 1: Write Up The Coast — curated conversations and reflections that explore the meaning of community through storytelling.
Season 2: Step-In! — spontaneous recordings from public spaces and personal exchanges that reveal real voices, real moments, and real connection.
Created and hosted by Mark Sanford Gross, Step-In! invites us all to pause, listen, and remember: every story matters.
Write Up The Coast – Step-In! Stories
Step-In! at "No Kings Rally" (Gualala, CA)
Date: October 18, 2025
Recorded live at the No Kings Rally in Gualala, this Step-In! episode gathers voices from the crowd — neighbors, riders, and wanderers pausing amid celebration to speak from the heart.
Step-In! is a roaming, pop-up recording booth gathering everyday voices in everyday places--the grocery store parking lot, the farmers market, a gallery opening, a quiet restaurant courtyard, or a town sidewalk. People step in without preparation or script, speak from the moment they're in, and leave behind a living pulse of community.
- These are not interviews-they are offerings.
- Reflection instead of performance.
- Spontaneity instead of polish.
- Presence instead of perfection.
Each recording becomes a small window into what it feels like to be human right now, in this shared place and time--one person, one voice, one moment.
Together, these voices become a collective portrait of community-one voice at a time building connection and belonging.
Hosted by Mark Sanford Gross, founder of Write Up the Coast.
Look for the booth around town and when you do, STEP-IN!
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