Not wanting to hear "adult" stories

I interviewed a couple who attended Carapace twice and then decided it was not for them. One reason they gave was that they didn’t like the type of stories being told.

One reason, it’s

quite a ways from

where we are.

And for the amount of time that we spent there,

actually there,

and what we heard,

we just didn’t feel like it was

something that we- (June)

Also, I think we’re more interested in

what I would call

family friendly.

And I would not want to take

young people in there

to hear

some of the things that we heard. (Frank)

Frank mentioned not wanting young people to hear, but also said they prefer family friendly stories. He didn’t want to hear stories that would not be appropriate for young people.

June also got the impression that people were trying

To get a thrill out of

what they were,

you know,

seemed like they were kind of trying to shock each other.

I find this so interesting. My perception is that this may sometimes happen at Carapace, but not to the extent that there would be several shock-value stories in one night. Perhaps I am biased. I also suspect I am less easily shocked.