Reno Storytellers Project
Reno Storytellers Project
Reno Gazette-Journal
We feature oral storytellers who help strengthen empathy and connect our community through diverse, first-person stories of Northern Nevada.
21: His back injury made him realize something important — it's OK to ask for help
RGJ Executive Editor Brian Duggan tells a story about a back injury and a very long day at the pool.
Mar 1, 2019
7 min
20: Even after a long career, she decided to bus tables at a Lake Tahoe restaurant
Debbie Larson is a writer — and what better way to learn about yourself and get some inspiration than becoming a busser at a restaurant after the age of 50?
Mar 1, 2019
11 min
19: When Home Means Nevada
Diaz Dixon made a lot of moves around the country in his life — but nothing compared to coming home to Nevada.
Mar 1, 2019
9 min
18: He realized how far he'd fallen when he didn't have an emergency contact list
Grant Denton was homeless, addicting to drugs and living in Las Vegas. He had to realize how far he'd fallen before he could find a way back up.
Mar 1, 2019
13 min
17: Her father's Lake Tahoe home burned to the ground. So they built a garden
Leona Allen's family lost a lot in the 2007 Angora Fire — homes, irreplaceable possessions. What grew from the ashes, though, helped their South Lake Tahoe community heal.
Mar 1, 2019
7 min
16: He bearly made it out alive
In this episode, Tyler Friend tells about the utterly terrifying experiences of being chased by a bear at the age of 10.
Mar 29, 2018
8 min
15: A fish tale
In this episode of the Reno Storytellers Project, Fred Krueger takes us through a mystical journey into the woods where he thought he would find a quiet night with some bears, but ended up finding something even more unexpected.
Mar 29, 2018
7 min
14: Lost and Found
In this episode of the Reno Storytellers Project, Israel Borokini shows us how a scenic hike filled with deep conversation can turn into an emergency.
Mar 29, 2018
10 min
13: She'll be coming down the mountain
Anjeanette Damon, the city government reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal, tells the story of learning to ski for the first time. Except that it was only recently and it was the scarier than facing the police chief for a difficult interview.
Mar 29, 2018
11 min
12: Accepting my invention
In this story, Juan Lopez tells us about all the times he desperately wanted to reinvent himself because of the pain his speech impediment caused. But, when he realized it wasn’t reinvention he was after, he discovered his greatest gift.
Sep 8, 2017
13 min
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