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the rumpus oral history project
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An Oral History of Myself #11: Ashley
I put myself in the group home. I was in the therapist office with my mom and I said, "I give up. I'm not going to try anymore," meaning getting along with my mom, and he suggested the group home.
An Oral History of Thao Nguyen
It comes down to mental health. I think I have been nuts for the past year and a half or two years because I didn't have anything rooting me anywhere.
An Oral History of Myself #10: Jenni
I treat people the way I'm treated, with the same respect. I'm not worried about your feelings.
An Oral History of Myself #9: Joe
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with and transcribing the interviews, creating a kind of memoir but in other people’s words. This is the ninth interview; you…
Jeff Buckley and His Band, An Oral History
Jeff Buckley: Having Tim Buckley as my father gave me the parts needed to play music. Even if I went and became a lawyer and someone asked me to sing…
An Oral History of Myself #8: Mr. Miller
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with and transcribing the interviews, creating a kind of memoir but in other people’s words. What’s most interesting turns out not…
An Oral History of Myself #7: Fat Mike
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with and transcribing the interviews, creating a kind of memoir but in other people’s words.
An Oral History of Myself #6: Pat
I left home at thirteen and spent a year on the streets, more or less, and four years in group homes. Because of that my social network was significantly wider…
Shiny, Decadent, and Seedy: A One-Question Interview with Hally McGehean
As a teenager, Hally McGehean was the most glamorous person I knew. When I was seventeen I was in love with her.
An Oral History of Myself #2: John
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with. Because I left home at thirteen and spent four years in group homes, my social network was significantly wider than…
An Oral History of Myself #1: Roger
In 2005 I began interviewing people I grew up with. Because I left home at thirteen and spent four years in group homes, my social network was significantly wider than…