Stories

This collection of stories is for all impacted by COVID-19 and serves as an archive of the experiences shared. The stories collected in this project are always the work and property of the storyteller. See our Storyteller Bill of Rights for more information.


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Theme = Identity & Social Change

  • Audio Story by

    Kakule
    COVID or Corona brought a lot of problems to the whole world because it was something we…
  • Written Story by

    Tonya Jones
    I’m a pragmatic person. I like to get to the root of why things are the way they…
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    Terry Waiganjo
    My pandemic experience was rough but super rewarding at the same time. The pandemic hit …
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    Sierra
    This is what it feels to be archived. Tucked away in the dusty basement in a filing…
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    Anonymous
    Socrates said, “The secret to change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the…
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    Anonymous
    In March of 2020, Covid19 descended in our community much like any other communities in …
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    Rebel Fayola Black
    I haven’t gotten COVID….yet. But it has changed my life, for worse AND for better. I…
  • Written Story by

    Rabia Jabarkhil
    The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 led to significant changes in the …
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    Anonymous
    Spring 2020 – French 340: Oral Skills An advanced study in moving mouths around…
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    Noella
    Everything stopped and we knew we were going to have debts because we were unable to pay…
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    Muhindo M.
    My name is Muhindo. M. I am here today to talk about COVID-19.
  • Written Story by

    Anonymous
    During the Covid-19 pandemic has been quite the rollercoaster ride. Not only do I have…
  • Written Story by

    Matt
    My pandemic experience started with a call from my manager: You have been exposed,…
  • Written Story by

    J
    Summer 2021 was a time in the middle of the pandemic where many folks who could and …
  • Written Story by

    F.I. Goldhaber
    First published in The Trick Is To Keep Breathing and What Color is Your Privilege?…
  • Written Story by

    F.I. Goldhaber
    First Published, August 2020, in CHAOS: The Poetry Vortex You have a nice home to shelter…
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    F.I. Goldhaber
       
  • Written Story by

    Anonymous
    The first time I heard about Covid-19, I thought it was the same as any flu that will be…
  • Written Story by

    Anonymous
    In the beginning of COVID, there were two things I feared: the disease itself and the…
  • Artwork Story by

    Dani Garrett
    Illustration of a white presenting person with long dark brown hair wearing a black…
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    Daniela Ortiz Mendez
    Saludos, mi nombre es Daniela Ortiz Mendez,  and I want to share a poem, a story, a…
  • Written Story by

    Cori-Anne Woodard
    I am the person at the grocery store who moves the carts around, the person who cleans…
  • Written Story by

    Catherine
    As an immune compromised disabled person, the possibility of getting COVID-19 was …
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    Soup
    “After two years of near monastic devotion to safety, my girlfriend of eight years…
  • Written Story by

    Anonymous
    50 years from now, I will be close to my 70s. Hopefully I have grandchildren, and I was a…
  • Written Story by

    A. Smith
    Because of the pandemic, we currently live in a world where immunocompromised and other…
  • Written Story by

    Morena Lopez
    Empecé como voluntaria en una organización sin fines de lucro y sin darme cuenta…
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    Evy
    Muchos fuimos los afectados por la pandemia de Covid-19 pero en esta ocasión quiero…
  • Written Story by

    Angel CC
    En marzo de 2020, nos enfrentamos a uno de los retos mas aterradores en la historia…
  • Audio Story by

    Riziki
    We did not know where this disease came from. We never knew if we would die or not.
  • Written Story by

    Tim Murphy
    Sometimes Long Covid seems like it never ends, and maybe sometimes it doesn’t. Now…