Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/nathan-hoskins-and-sally-evans/
1. 5 questions
What grade were you in when you met your friend who was also gay?
What did he give you? How did he give it you?
Who got the mail at your house?
What did your mom do when she saw the letter?
What did you do after the whole shotgun experience?
What grade were you in when you met your friend who was also gay?
What did he give you? How did he give it you?
Who got the mail at your house?
What did your mom do when she saw the letter?
What did you do after the whole shotgun experience?
2. 6 Details
-Valentine's card
-Sent letter in the mail
-Mom waiting for him with the letter
-Loaded shotgun
-The tree
-Many years later, mom did not apologized and even laughed
-Valentine's card
-Sent letter in the mail
-Mom waiting for him with the letter
-Loaded shotgun
-The tree
-Many years later, mom did not apologized and even laughed
3. Feelings
confused, mad, fear
I picked this story because it was really shocking. Nathan starts out by saying how in 6th grade he had met a friend who was not interested in girls. Then he said that one day his friend told him he had a Valentine's day card for him so Nathan asked for it but his friend said it was so special he sent it in the mail. I think it is interesting how after that Nathan says, "He didn't know he had done a very terrible thing." That phrase makes listeners want to continue hearing to the story to find out why that was so terrible. Then Nathan says that the only person that got the mail at his house was his mother. At first the listener has questions like why it was so bad that his mom got the mail so we want to keep listening in order to find out. Then he says that on the bus he was thinking of how he was going to get that letter but when he got off the bus, his mom was already waiting for him on the steps with an envelope and he knew it was it because of how it had hearts and everything, I like how he describes that especial envelope by saying how it looked like and what it had on it.
Then he says that his mom asked her to read it and he did everything he could to convince his mom that he didn't know about the letter, that he didn't even ask for it. Then we get to what seems like the climax of the story because the mom goes into the house and grabs a shotgun and loads it in front of him and then told him to hold it. This causes the listener to ask lots of questions like what's going to happen? what is she going to do? The listener also thinks that the mom might shoot him even though we know he is going to live because he is telling the story but it really brings up the rule of empathy.
After that, his mom put him in the back of the car and she drove out to the country. I think it's interesting how he goes back and says what he means by country, which for him is "No man's land." The mom stopped at the side of the road, and he is still holding the shotgun. Then, she stood him up against a tree. Then she grabbed the shotgun and put it up to his head and said these very strong words, "This is the tree that I take my son to and blew his head off if he ever decide to be a faggot." This is really shocking because the mom was willing to kill his son if she ever found out he was gay, she was extremely against her son being gay that she would prefer to see him dead. I like how after that there is a little pause so that the listener can take that in and then he continues. Nathan says that from that point he did whatever it took to not be gay and confesses that he was a great liar for many years. Then there is another pause and he brings us to 2 years ago, and he asked his mom if she remembered and she just laughed and she couldn't say that what she did was wrong. After many years, the mom still thought that what she had told her son back when he was in 6th grade was the right thing. Because of that, Nathan was always trying very hard to please others as a child but as an adult he realized he should be who he is suppose to be.
confused, mad, fear
I picked this story because it was really shocking. Nathan starts out by saying how in 6th grade he had met a friend who was not interested in girls. Then he said that one day his friend told him he had a Valentine's day card for him so Nathan asked for it but his friend said it was so special he sent it in the mail. I think it is interesting how after that Nathan says, "He didn't know he had done a very terrible thing." That phrase makes listeners want to continue hearing to the story to find out why that was so terrible. Then Nathan says that the only person that got the mail at his house was his mother. At first the listener has questions like why it was so bad that his mom got the mail so we want to keep listening in order to find out. Then he says that on the bus he was thinking of how he was going to get that letter but when he got off the bus, his mom was already waiting for him on the steps with an envelope and he knew it was it because of how it had hearts and everything, I like how he describes that especial envelope by saying how it looked like and what it had on it.
Then he says that his mom asked her to read it and he did everything he could to convince his mom that he didn't know about the letter, that he didn't even ask for it. Then we get to what seems like the climax of the story because the mom goes into the house and grabs a shotgun and loads it in front of him and then told him to hold it. This causes the listener to ask lots of questions like what's going to happen? what is she going to do? The listener also thinks that the mom might shoot him even though we know he is going to live because he is telling the story but it really brings up the rule of empathy.
After that, his mom put him in the back of the car and she drove out to the country. I think it's interesting how he goes back and says what he means by country, which for him is "No man's land." The mom stopped at the side of the road, and he is still holding the shotgun. Then, she stood him up against a tree. Then she grabbed the shotgun and put it up to his head and said these very strong words, "This is the tree that I take my son to and blew his head off if he ever decide to be a faggot." This is really shocking because the mom was willing to kill his son if she ever found out he was gay, she was extremely against her son being gay that she would prefer to see him dead. I like how after that there is a little pause so that the listener can take that in and then he continues. Nathan says that from that point he did whatever it took to not be gay and confesses that he was a great liar for many years. Then there is another pause and he brings us to 2 years ago, and he asked his mom if she remembered and she just laughed and she couldn't say that what she did was wrong. After many years, the mom still thought that what she had told her son back when he was in 6th grade was the right thing. Because of that, Nathan was always trying very hard to please others as a child but as an adult he realized he should be who he is suppose to be.
“She died on an incident that I sent her on. ”
Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/max-voelz/
1. 5 questions
When did you deploy? Where were you?
What did your wife do?
What happened the day you sent her on that mission?
What were her wounds like? What would you do while she was in that coma?
How did you figure out she was dead? What did you do after you knew she was dead?
When did you deploy? Where were you?
What did your wife do?
What happened the day you sent her on that mission?
What were her wounds like? What would you do while she was in that coma?
How did you figure out she was dead? What did you do after you knew she was dead?
2. 6 Details
-He sent his wife on that mission
-His voice as he talks about her
-Her wounds
-She was in a coma
-She died in his arms
-Letter from the government saying "Mrs. Voelz"
-He sent his wife on that mission
-His voice as he talks about her
-Her wounds
-She was in a coma
-She died in his arms
-Letter from the government saying "Mrs. Voelz"
3. Feelings
sad, empathy, sympathy, compassion, disappointed, mad
Max starts off by saying that they deployed in 2003, and he says where they were. He basically sets up the time and place for the story and we know that this is going to be a story that has to do with the military or army because of the word "deployed." Then he says that "she" ripped bombs apart just like he did back in Iraq. He says that they never talked about being scared or the possibility of either of them dying. Then Max says,"But she died on an incident that I sent her on." Even though the listener knows what will happen because he just told us, we still want to keep listening because we want to know who is "she" and how she died exactly.
Then he goes into talking about that night he sent her on the mission and how he tried to communicate with her to tell her to be careful but she had already left. Then he doesn't keep talking about what happened to her, like how it went on the mission he goes into describing her wounds. He does a good job at painting a picture in the listener's head of how she might have looked like. He says she had severe wounds, one of her legs was blown off, and she was in a coma when he got to the hospital. We notice how Max's voice starts to crack as he tells us that he talked to her the whole time she was in there. At about a minute into the story, we find out that "she" was his wife because he says, "I mean, what are you gonna tell your wife who's dying? That you love her and you don't want her to die." At this point he is almost crying and then there is quite a long pause and then he says that he knew she was dead because when he held her hand it felt different. The way his voice changes, and the way he says how he was there with his wife at the hospital talking to her all the time as she was in a coma, makes you want to cry because it is really sad especially for Max.
He then says that he called her parents and told them that she died in his arms, this makes the story even more sad. Then, he goes into talking more about her and saying how he doesn't want people to think that what happened to her was because she was bad at her job or because she was a girl, because for him she wasn't and she was very brave. He then says that he is an army widower and that there are not many of them out there. I thought the end was really sad and made you kind of disappointed at the high-ranking government official for what he wrote on that condolence letter. It said, "Mrs. Voelz, we're sorry for the loss of your husband." That's why at the end Max says, "It just makes it seem like nobody knows we exist." This ending really leaves you thinking about how he must have felt after he lost his wife and then receiving a letter that instead of saying they were sorry for his wife's loss, it was directed for his wife saying they were sorry for his loss, it showed how much they really cared.
sad, empathy, sympathy, compassion, disappointed, mad
Max starts off by saying that they deployed in 2003, and he says where they were. He basically sets up the time and place for the story and we know that this is going to be a story that has to do with the military or army because of the word "deployed." Then he says that "she" ripped bombs apart just like he did back in Iraq. He says that they never talked about being scared or the possibility of either of them dying. Then Max says,"But she died on an incident that I sent her on." Even though the listener knows what will happen because he just told us, we still want to keep listening because we want to know who is "she" and how she died exactly.
Then he goes into talking about that night he sent her on the mission and how he tried to communicate with her to tell her to be careful but she had already left. Then he doesn't keep talking about what happened to her, like how it went on the mission he goes into describing her wounds. He does a good job at painting a picture in the listener's head of how she might have looked like. He says she had severe wounds, one of her legs was blown off, and she was in a coma when he got to the hospital. We notice how Max's voice starts to crack as he tells us that he talked to her the whole time she was in there. At about a minute into the story, we find out that "she" was his wife because he says, "I mean, what are you gonna tell your wife who's dying? That you love her and you don't want her to die." At this point he is almost crying and then there is quite a long pause and then he says that he knew she was dead because when he held her hand it felt different. The way his voice changes, and the way he says how he was there with his wife at the hospital talking to her all the time as she was in a coma, makes you want to cry because it is really sad especially for Max.
He then says that he called her parents and told them that she died in his arms, this makes the story even more sad. Then, he goes into talking more about her and saying how he doesn't want people to think that what happened to her was because she was bad at her job or because she was a girl, because for him she wasn't and she was very brave. He then says that he is an army widower and that there are not many of them out there. I thought the end was really sad and made you kind of disappointed at the high-ranking government official for what he wrote on that condolence letter. It said, "Mrs. Voelz, we're sorry for the loss of your husband." That's why at the end Max says, "It just makes it seem like nobody knows we exist." This ending really leaves you thinking about how he must have felt after he lost his wife and then receiving a letter that instead of saying they were sorry for his wife's loss, it was directed for his wife saying they were sorry for his loss, it showed how much they really cared.
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