Seattle Story Project
Read previous Seattle Story Project pieces in our archive.
First-person reflections published at KUOW.org. These are essays, stories told on stage, photos, and zines. To submit a story — or note one that deserves more notice — contact Isolde Raftery at iraftery@kuow.org or 206-616-2035.
From the archive:
I thought I was a Mexican chola girl — then I met my dad
We photographed Ericka when she was a sex worker. This is her life now
He met his first love in Seattle's south end. He lost her there, too
The first time a man hurt me, I was 8. My story isn't unusual
A man shouts racial slurs in a Seattle Starbucks. The silence is deafening
A Young Irish Mom's Painful Decision
I escaped Nazi Germany. I see its ideology alive in America today
My mom's mental illness told through photos
The Grief I Chose: Placing My Baby For Adoption
Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox And My 7-Year-Old Daughter
I Didn't Kill Benjamin Ng, But Maybe I Should Have
‘Is There a Problem?’ That Scary Brown Man And White Privilege
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An amazing feeling of solidarity, then the flashbangs
Talking to (and learning from) young people about racism, police brutality, and social justice
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I was a queer punk kid who made mix tapes in the '90s. These were my creations
Lessons from a 1990s mix tape maker.
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How to throw a low-carbon footprint holiday dinner party
It felt very Chez Panisse in my head, but the reality was more chaotic.
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This pie has been in a Seattle fridge since 1988 — not by accident
“Have you seen the Helen M. Kelly Memorial Mince Pie?”
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What happened after I blacked out — and why didn’t one of those young men intervene?
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I don't regret my abortion. But I wish there had been another way
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PHOTOS: This Alaskan Village Will Be Underwater In 10 Years
I first heard of Kivalina, a sliver of an island in far northwest Alaska, when I was looking for a photo project.