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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‘The day I was reduced to a Black birthing body.’ A doctor reflects on pregnancy
I never would have predicted that becoming a mother would make me a better doctor. Like most Black women I know, I vividly remember every painstaking detail of my pregnancy and birth experience.
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It’s heartbreaking that RBG passes as record numbers of women fall out of the workforce
As for so many, the news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing hit like a punch in the gut.
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I create myself, breathe lavender breath to escape the cage of my skin . . .
I wrote this line before I knew I would walk through a city called Seattle, before I knew I would step over squares of lavender light in its sidewalk.
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I want my hair to be fully gray. The lives of Black folks should end with dignity
As a Black man, these past few months I have thought a lot about dying. More than usual.
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'You chose to carry the lantern.' Response to a Seattle protester injured on the front lines
Many readers responded to our recent story about a Seattle protester who was hit in the chest with a police flash-bang grenade, at close range, on Sunday, June 7. The blast landed her in the emergency room, where medical records indicate she was treated for cardiac arrest and faced "life threatening deterioration." Here is a letter from a Black father in Washington D.C. , who said this young protester earned a place in his heart.
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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.