Welcome
I’m Sara Marberry – a writer, storyteller, and lifelong collector of stories.
Curious Observer of Ordinary Life.
Life is full of stories hiding in plain sight—the unexpected conversations, chance encounters, places, and moments that make us laugh, challenge us, and remind us what it means to be human.
If you’re someone who enjoys looking beneath the surface, I hope you’ll find something in my personal essays and stories that makes you smile, think differently, or see yourself in a new way.
After more than three decades consulting, writing, and speaking in the design field, I’ve turned my attention to telling a different kind of story. But, if you’re looking for information and ideas about healthcare and senior living design, this site also preserves an archive of some of my best professional articles, blog posts, podcasts, and videos.
Want to hear a good story?
I co-host a monthly Do Not Submit open mic at The Living Room at The Spot in Evanston, Ill.—and regularly take the stage at other Do Not Submit events around Chicago and the northern suburbs. You might also catch me at Story Vroom Vroom at Double Clutch Brewery in Evanston, where storytellers are chosen at random and you never quite know who’s going to take the stage.
Check Out My Latest Stories & Essays
Life, love, family, relationships, aging, change, culture—and all the messy, funny, surprising stuff that happens in between. If it makes me curious, gets me thinking, or gives me a story to tell, chances are I’ll write about it.
