Story Library
The stories below are brought to you by people who live or grew up in the city and believe in the power of stories to bring Bostonians together. In their free time, these story ambassadors go out into their neighborhoods and across the city to record the life experiences of people they might not otherwise know. Story by story, we're building community across a divided city.Sort STORIES BY MEDIUM
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DEYSI GUTIERREZ, East BOSTON
“At that moment, I thought: Just because I’m attractive, you think I’m dumb or something?”
Ameina Moseley, dorchester
“I think one of the biggest things that always feels the heaviest is that we all feel so disconnected.”
Bobby Iacoviello, lawrence
“It’s kind of an interesting story because my home for a very long time was prison.”
Tamara, on the power of stories
“A lot of people don’t travel, don’t go places, but you can mentally go…with a story.”
Gregory, on Something He never thought he could do
“I thought I’d never actually get a chance to be a father, and have someone say their name, my name, but with a Jr. - and be proud of it.”
Janelle, on a turning point in her life
“That’s one of the things in life I didn’t think I’d be able to do, but I did- I raised her.”
Brett, on his first job
“I was telling her it was my first job, and she said, ‘Oh, I’m gonna hook you up!’ And she bought $10,000 worth of clothes.”
Chris, on how he found his people
“We just grew a bond for, like, 10 years now. It just keeps getting better. I love them. They’re my bros.”
Ethan, on a lesson he learned through sports
From our pop-up story shop at the Boston Unity Cup.
Ashli, on her favorite photograph
“I’m not one of those people who posts a lot on social media, so just to have people see me uncut, unfiltered and raw- it was kind of a self-love thing.”
Naj, on doing something she never thought she could do
“That’s the one thing about me: I never turn down a dare. And I so I thought: You know what? I’m shy. This is a way for me to get out of my shell.”
Lynn, on her favorite photograph
“So there’s a picture of me in an alley in Pisa, in Italy, and I’ve got my head back and I’m smoking a cigarette and I just look really happy. And I really, really was.”
Bill, on his favorite photograph
“About 15 years ago, I decided to take my sons on a guys’ trip. It was ‘see as much of the country as we possibly can in the week that we have.’”
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