Have you ever sat around a table telling stories of days gone by?  Ever wished you could ask your grandparents about your heritage?  The Story Project was created to keep alive these stories of our heritage and the folklore that accompanied them.

Please share your stories of family, friends, loved ones, or your community!

Send your stories to Sally Wheeler.
 

 

Story Project - Memories of Home
Born in Jail
"…he was named Swaraj, a name picked by Ghandi himself."
 

 

 

Written Stories

 

Love and the FBI
"Rachel’s wedding is one of the happy stories…except for the FBI investigation."
Boots
"…a booby-trapped mine with its broken tripwire wrapped around my left boot."
Matt Murphy
"…Murphy’s lifeless corpse was becoming so beat up, the police had to intervene."

 

Spoken Stories  

Dr. Anthony Tricolli
Debra Moon
Joyce Swofford
Salli Vargis
Eleanor Ponder

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Dressed as Roy Rogers
"…I decided to walk in [the church] wearing my “Roy Rogers glory.”"
Hurricane Andrew
"…glass breaking, furniture colliding, and the wind’s fury going through our house."
Cordie
"In 1908…no Welfare Program and almost no jobs outside the home for women."
Color Blind
"Miss Annie Mae repeatedly tried to apply for worker’s comp and other assistance but was repeatedly turned down."
Earl—Letter One
"…with machine guns going off all around, the French were running around in the streets dishing out cognac, wine and cookies."
Escape
"He cursed loudly….we had to get away from him."
The Christmas Trip
"After purchasing another six pack of Old Milwaukee, Grandpa drove the ’37 Chevy into the burning swamp."
Apartment Fire
"I took a big breath of air and began performing CPR on my lifeless child."

To submit your stories, contact Sally Wheeler

Story Project Creator and Editor: Sally Wheeler, Associate Professor of English
Web Administrator: Jean Donald
Georgia Perimeter College
(678) 278-1363