A story I reported during my KALW fellowship last year on a Fear of Flying Clinic at SFO aired today on KQED’s The California Report. Grateful for fellowships that make this kind of human-centered storytelling possible.
www.kqed.org/news/1206875...
"Letters from Eric" is the first in a short series exploring the stories behind meaningful objects.
Then one day, during his senior year, Jesse saw live news coverage of students fleeing a school — and realized it was Eric’s.
Jesse grew up in a military base town and was best friends with Eric in middle school. After the base closed and Eric moved away, they exchanged handwritten letters for a while but eventually lost touch.
What's a meaningful object that you have held onto throughout the years?
For my friend Jesse, it has been a bunch of handwritten letters from his childhood best friend, Eric.
Pioneer lesbian activist Phyllis Lyon passed away five years ago today. Learn more about Phyllis and the team of caregivers who gave her 24/7 care in her final years - without her knowing. This piece was originally published on KALW two months after her passing in 2020.
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TAL looking 4 stories: Have you ever had someone say something casually, not thinking much of it, but that comment ends up having a big impact on you? Maybe it planted an insecurity? Or changed the course of your life? We’re looking 4 stories like that: email us at story@thislife.org
