EVERYONE HAS A STORY

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Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:09:36 -0500

FPA is away from our Tumblr right now. We’ll be back with more stories, but in the meantime visit us at firstpersonarts.org for updates on events and programs.

Sara's "Mission Impossible" Story

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:53:27 -0400

In chronological order: Cell phone broke. Train left. Lost tokens. Dropped a stack of ones on the floor in front of judging eyes. Got lost. Made it home. Never did get that passport…

Evelyne's "Mission Impossible" Story

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:56:44 -0400

First winter out of small town Washington. Stranded in a blizzard in Trenton NJ’s train station. All my possessions in two suitcases. Rescued by a military wife headed to Fort Dix.

Matt's "Mission Impossible" Story

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:23:52 -0400

I really want him to say “We’ll call her Mary. Her name is Sue, but we’ll call her Mary.”

Zoe's "Everyday Magic" Story

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:00:44 -0400

Have you ever felt a rush of fear? A chill rushing down your spine? Is something wrong? Something right? Think magic.

"Everyday Magic" Story by Anonymous

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:00:23 -0400

Magic is driving a bus for multiple disability kids and seeing the sweetest smile on a child’s face because the nurse had cleared his trache. The little things that count.

Jennifer's "Everyday Magic" Story

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:03:58 -0400

Doctor says all we can do now is pray. Gram bleeding internally. Gram otherwise healthy. Gram 100% alert. No! Google…bleeding…expert…stop…yes!…swallowable camera…email…9AM…ambulance transfer…success!

Jade's "Everyday Magic" Story

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:02:35 -0400

Large slam, thought it was a door. It wasn’t. Branch down. Large enough to be a tree. It didn’t hurt me or the house. Magic.

Stephen's "Schooled" Story

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:34:25 -0400

Vietnamese is a tonal language. Pho with a arising tone means soup. With a falling tone apparently meant I was going hungry again.

Amy's "Guilty Pleasure" Story

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:59:51 -0400

Too guilty, too pleasurable to say.

Jen's "Guilty Pleasure" Story

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:59:40 -0400

I have many pleasures and plenty of guilt, but I don’t feel guilty about my pleasures.

Oren's "Guilty Pleasure" Story

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:00:37 -0400

Each time my girlfriend’s alarm to signal her birth control goes off unexpectedly, I get a surge of pleasure from her embarrassment.

Michael's "Guilty Pleasure" Story

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:46:19 -0400

Watched T-Pain Bartender video 40 times in 48 hours. The first year of college is rough.

David's Obsessed Story

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:59:35 -0400

How many times can you listen to a song before it is worn out? This song is the theme song of my life, playing continuously- for now, in my head.

Pauline's Obessed Story

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:35:26 -0400

Gummy bears have become my comfort, my stress relief, my passion. Gummy bears come in a vivid variety of flavors colors. I try to abstain from eating them, but ever trip down the bulk food aisle at my local food store I cannot resist the chewy sweet tangy experience.

Heather's "In Transit" Story

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:18:40 -0400

I sh*t myself at a red light when I realized I never learned how to brake.

Bob's "In Transit" Story

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:13:27 -0400

I was a kid on a family trip and my parents said, “Hey Bob, how bout we buy that farm?” I answered, “How would we get it home?”

Amanda's "In Transit" Story

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:12:39 -0400

Got hit by car. $50 for perpetrator. Go Philly!

Anja's "In Transit" Story

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:11:42 -0400

On a bus going through Camden I was hit on by a bum who was high as hell. “Damn you goes nice pants on, looks like you got a job. Mmm.”

"In Transit" Story by Beth

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:09:55 -0400

I had a fight with my best friend. We made it up, he drove me to New York on a whim, and I realized all I wanted was to come home.