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Suicide, Scrambled Eggs, and Secrets


by shancasey
May 28, 2012

In 1991, my boyfriend and I graduated from the University of Notre Dame and moved to New York City; a big move for 21-year-old Catholic kids from the Midwest. Our families were fearful of muggings or shootings; we were fearless and ready to...

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my blood lines: a story of slavers and holocaust victims


by Sarah Wineberg
May 23, 2012

My mother's side of the family were slave holding southerners. My fathers side were Jewish Holocaust victims. This story is my personal racial history, capped off with my own experiences of guilt, entitlement, and justice. 

My name is...

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Mistaken Identity


by Scott Madison
May 22, 2012

 Love your program. This is one of the few stories in my uneventful life maybe worth retelling; it's all true...

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People always assume I'm gay.


by killermann
May 16, 2012

But I'm not gay.  It's created a lot of entertaining friction in my life.

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People always assume I'm gay.


by killermann
May 16, 2012

But I'm not gay.  It's created a lot of entertaining friction in my life.

killermann's picture
People always assume I'm gay.


by killermann
May 16, 2012

But I'm not gay.  It's created a lot of entertaining friction in my life.

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The Beat Down


by Daniel Ishmel
May 14, 2012

A sneaky daughter and the wrath of her mother

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The Reward for My Risk


by KALIFAH
May 13, 2012
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A Very Handsome Man


by Adam S.
May 13, 2012

My father, Moshe, was born in 1934, to a Zionist family living in Palestine, under the British Mandate. Relations at that time with the Palestinian Arabs in the neighboring town were distant, and underlined by a thread of suspicion. Nevertheless...

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A Sort of Homecoming


by kforward
May 13, 2012

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I Feel No Pain!


by Daniel Ishmel
May 12, 2012

This is a story about a young boy who grew up in a strict household and was determined to take a punishment for his actions without shedding a tear and feeling NO PAIN!

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Yoga And Me


by Jill Morley
May 12, 2012

Yoga and Me

By Jill Morley

 

GROUPON – 20 classes for $20

Might as well try it again.

Yoga Class #1

"Is anyone here new to yoga?" my lovely gluten-free LuLu Lemon yoga instructor asks...

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Insidious


by shannoncason
Apr 30, 2012

 A Chicago Moth GrandSLAM winner tells a revealing true story dealing with vices and weakness. 

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My Great-Grandma was sold for a bottle of Rum


by Iliana El-Khailani
Apr 27, 2012

My nationality is a mixture of folklore and reality. On my mother's side which will probably be a whole other story, I am Puerto Rican and Taraskin Indian. On my father's side, I am Puerto Rican and French. Growing up, I always had people stop me...

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Telephone Mamas


by pamelaalma
Apr 27, 2012

 Telephone Mamas: 

Separating Families to Serve Our Own