How I overcame a fear of deep water to explore the seas — just like my hero, Jacque Cousteau, as told at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "My First Time"…
For Justin Appel, a blind musician, everything and every day is a first. As told at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "My First Time" on Aug, 20, 2019, fear is…
For all her life, author Rachelle Chase was a nomad. Then she learned of the ‘black utopia’ of Buxton, Iowa, as told at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "My First…
How speech and debate transformed this once shy Iowan into the truest version of himself, as told at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "My First Time" on Aug. 20, 2019.
When Andy Wilson lost his family, he learned forgiveness is what he needed to move on, as told as the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “On Second Thought” on June 18,…
Why this Iowan switches diets, and why that’s none of your business, as told as the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “On Second Thought” on June 18, 2019.
How one Iowan’s view of the Indian Child Welfare Act changed after losing her child to the system, as told as the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “On Second Thought” on…
How an 18-year-old pursued his athletic dreams in a little state called Iowa, as told as the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “On Second Thought” on June 18, 2019.
Ryan Siskow talks during the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "On Second Thought" on June 18, 2019 about the importance of opening up to those you love most and coming home
How lessons learned in the Alaskan bush make their way into this Iowa teacher’s classroom every day, as presented at the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “My Great Adventure” on Tuesday,…
How a refugee went from living in a Thailand camp to navigating the hard twists and turns of the United States, as presented at the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “My…
How a dream to folk-n-roll on the road became an inward journey for Des Moines musician Kat Darling, as presented at the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “My Great Adventure” on…
How a self-described ‘moron’ found himself alone above the Arctic Circle, as presented at the Des Moines Storytellers Project’s “My Great Adventure” on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
He signed on the dotted line, but Larry Wohlgemuth had no idea what he was to come. An honorably discharged airman 1st class reflects on his time in bootcamp.
Joining the military is family tradition. But it wasn’t until 1st Sgt. Sara Maniscalco Robinson volunteered for a military museum that she realized her calling.