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Everyone Has A Story

A collection of profiles, interviews and oral histories connecting people in and around Arlington County and the Arlington Public Library.

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Diane Kresh: On Coming Out

October 11, 2018

“It means finding your voice, and speaking out with that voice, and not only when it’s safe to do so. It means telling yourself you can, when everyone else says you can’t, or shouldn’t.”

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Zadie Smith: Empathetic Voyeur

October 5, 2018

“Voyeurism is at the heart of what we do.”

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3rd Place, 2020 Short Story Contest Winner: Jessica Carlson

November 16, 2020

“Just Another Nightmare”

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2nd Place, 2020 Short Story Contest Winner: Louise Farmer Smith

November 16, 2020

“A Plain Man”

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1st Place, 2020 Short Story Contest Winner: Amy Blaine

November 16, 2020

“Company Calls”

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2nd Place Short Story Contest Winner: Jess Stork Glicoes

September 21, 2019

Windows

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3rd Place Short Story Contest Winner: David Slater

September 21, 2019

Windows

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1st Place Short Story Contest Winner: Kelton Russell

September 21, 2019

Takakura in Decline

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Yu-hsin Hsu: Growing Generosity

October 17, 2018

“It would take some work, but if we start soon we could have a new garden in that unused space by spring.”

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Susan Parker: Friend of Books

October 11, 2018

“I love working with books first, but that is closely followed by working with a very engaging and bright group of people.”

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Nguyen Ngoc Bich: Vietnamese Community Leader

May 17, 2018

“Before April 1975 the whole Vietnamese community in the Washington area was probably no more than about 3,000 people. But nonetheless, these three thousand people became the anchor for family.”

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