Storycorps’ Story of the Week: “What made you decide that you were going to be gay?”
Paul & Michelle Kreifels Michelle Kreifels was born with an intellectual disability. She grew up on a farm in rural Nebraska, the fifth...
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Mar 17, 20151 min read
Lessons from Forgotten Bavarian Fairy Tales
It all started, as hardly any good stories do, in a municipal archive. It was there that Erika Eichenseer, a retired teacher in the city...
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Mar 14, 20151 min read
StoryCorps’ Story of the Week: “It’s the kind of thing most people don’t have to l
In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, two thieves pulled off the biggest art heist in history. Disguised as police officers, they...
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Feb 16, 20151 min read
From the NY Times: Getting Grief Right
Getting Grief Right is a recent article from the NY Times series “Couch”, which features essays by psychotherapists, patients and others...
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Feb 14, 20151 min read
Storycorps’ Story of the Week: “Hello, my name is Yusor Abu-Salha.”
In May 2014, Yusor Abu-Salha (R)–one of the victims of Tuesday’s shooting in Chapel Hill–recorded a StoryCorps interview with Mussarut...
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Nov 7, 20141 min read
Storycorps’ Story of the Week: “I was in a pretty dark spot at the time.”
Retired Army Sgt 1st Class Max Voelz first recorded in 2011 to remember his wife, Staff Sgt Kim Voelz. They met on Valentine’s Day, while...
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Sep 28, 20141 min read
Life As We Know It: A new storytelling tool
Stories are powerful. Our stories can be just as incredible, beautiful, heartbreaking, and breathtaking as the fictional stories we watch...
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Sep 26, 20141 min read
Storycorps’ Story of the Week: “Here in the States, I don’t even know how to talk to peo
Army Captain Drew Pham was 24 years old when he completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan in October 2011. Since returning, Drew has had a...
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Sep 19, 20141 min read
Storycorps’ Story of the Week: “We go to cemeteries along the border…”
Thousands of people have died trying to cross from Mexico into the United States. The unidentified remains of those who are found often...
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Sep 17, 20141 min read
September Storython featured on BePortland
PSG’s 2014-2015 Season got off to a bang with our first Storython last Saturday, September 13. Thank you to our audience and our tellers...
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Sep 8, 20141 min read
Storycorps: “When Moises Rivas was hired, I was assigned to train him.”
A few years after immigrating from the Ivory Coast, Sekou Siby began working in the kitchen at Windows on the World–a restaurant at the...
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Aug 8, 20141 min read
The Importance of Emotional Connections in Storytelling
Brooke Monfort is a writer who keeps a blog on “tips on writing, creating, and being heard.” Here’s a sneak peek into one of her latest...
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Aug 8, 20141 min read
StoryCorps’ Story of the Week
In 1987, Baltimore police officer Mytokia Fair shot and killed her abusive husband. At the time, Maryland did not allow the use of...
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May 2, 20141 min read
StoryCorps’ Story of the Week: “I had to get myself straightened out before I could be your da
In 2009, Frank Tempone was severely depressed. As a result of what he calls a mid-life crisis, Frank left his wife and three kids to live...
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Apr 28, 20141 min read
Storycorps’ Story of the Week: “At the time, I was tutoring at an after-school program…
In 1990, Ayodeji Ogunniyi left Nigeria, along with his mother and brother, to come to the United States. They arrived in Chicago, joining...
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Mar 28, 20141 min read
“I didn’t even recognize myself.” – StoryCorps’ Story of the Week
In June 2008, Marine Corporal Anthony Villarreal was driving back from a mission in Afghanistan when his truck hit a roadside bomb....
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Mar 25, 20141 min read
National Storytelling Festival Line up Announced!
The 42nd annual National Storytelling Festival will be held in downtown historic Jonesborough October 3–5, 2014. A three-day...
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Mar 21, 20141 min read
“I had nightmares for years…”: StoryCorps’ Story of the Week
Each week, StoryCorps shares stories on NPR. These are real stories recorded by real people. This week’s story recalls the Exxon Valdez...
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Feb 9, 20141 min read
Narrative medicine: “Storytelling for Wellness”
This article, courtesy of StoryNet News of the NSN, consider the role of storytelling in the world of medicine:...
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