Stories From Within…

I had this idea, perhaps born out of my first master’s (public history), to start a project titled “Stories from Within” that would record people’s lived experiences under this atrocious administration–their thoughts, frustrations, emotions, direct experiences, and the like.

I’d keep a database of the interviews/blog posts, and I’d post them on here as they come in.

While I haven’t created a specific format for the interviews (yet), I can conduct traditional interviews, or I can keep it informal and put it up as a literary-style post. I think I’ll wait to define it to see if there’s any interest, and to see how they develop, and tailor the posts (and the interview questions) accordingly.

So, if you’d be interested in sharing your story(ies) about how the current political administration in the United States has impacted you either directly or indirectly, please reach out to me at info [at] kirstenleebarger [dot] com.

(Participants can opt to remain anonymous in the public post by way of a pseudonym).

6 responses to “Stories From Within…”

  1. jkaybay Avatar

    Hey Willow.

    I meant to add a comment earlier because I think this is a very good idea and you should totally do it! In fact, I’ve thought about doing it myself at one point.

    One interesting angle could be to record conversations (maybe publish them as edited transcripts, or as a podcast!) between friends or family members who are on opposite sides of this debate. I know a few people who’s parents or cousins, etc., voted a certain way and are finding it very hard to deal with this.

    Hope you can find the time to try it out!

    J

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  2. Courtney Mroch Avatar

    Are you on Substack? Or Bluesky? You’d find people on both for this for sure. And it would make an awesome Substack newsletter. People would LOVE this. It would help them too. Healing to vent, but allow other people to comment and give their ideas for help. You are SO freaking clever in what you come up with!

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    1. Willow Croft Avatar

      Yeah, I haven’t migrated over to those places (yet), mainly because of time. Great ideas!

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    2. Willow Croft Avatar

      I’m a little more awake now…I’ve known for a while now that I could use some help restructuring my social media presence…strategically, and whatnot…but that sort of support costs money…LOL!

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  3. Courtney Mroch Avatar

    I hope you do a Stories from Within Substack. I think it’d be a hit. And it’s super easy to set one up really. The nitty gritty behind-the-scenes framework is like a blogger (blogspot)/Wordpress hybrid. I’m loving it so far. (But still early days. lol)

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