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Friends Sheri Bancroft [no age given] and Jenn Hall King (49) describe their friendship and notable work together as dancers, choreographers, and creatives “dancing through life.”

Blaine Paxton Hall conveys his experience of “finding home” as, not only settling into Fearrington Village in March of 2010, but also as coming of age in a children’s home in Woodstock, Illinois and of feeling at home within his...

Story about mother getting through college

Camille Lorico (18) talks with her friend, Litzzie Martinez (18) about her life transitioning from living in Honduras to living in different parts of the U.S. and adjusting to her new life in the U.S.

One Small Step partners Doc Hamm (80) and Esther Miranda (25) share a conversation about their upbringings, religion, politics, segregation in the south, and immigration.

Chris Walsh (76) talks with her grandson, AP Didier (18) about her childhood in Orangeburg, South Carolina during the 1950s-1960s in the Jim Crow south, her father's experience in a German POW camp, and how her town has evolved since...

Childhood friends and One Small Step conversation partners Sandy Fowler-Jones (67) and Barbara "Bobbie Jean" McLenny Herrschaft (67) talk about the importance of their friendship in 1960s North Carolina.

One Small Step conversation partners John Floyd (51) and Karla Doremus-Tranfield (61) discuss the military, the Constitution, Conservatism and Liberalism, rugged individualism, living rurally, political campaigning, family histories, their children, and dogs.

Madi, Gunner, & Jeannine connect during their first week of college at UNC Asheville.

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Randy Tobias (61) about his involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the threshold of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

Stefani Priskos (26) and Suz Robinson (71) discuss their involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina.

After growing up in a small Alabama town—with no running water until he was 6 years old—Don Harris joined the U.S. Army and flew military reconnaissance operations over China, Korea and Vietnam, completing his tour in Hawaii. He earned college...

One Small Step partners Lisa Myers (49) and Dorian Cromartie (31) share a conversation about their values, their political views, and their hopes and concerns for the future.

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Susan Siegel (64) about her involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the threshold of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Joy Williamson (70) about her involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

One Small Step Conversation partners Allison "AJ" Oberempt (61) and Chelsea Niemann (31) share a conversation about their upbringings, their political values, and their families.

Monica Whatley (32) interviews her friend, Bandele [no name given] (73), about his incarceration in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bandele reflects on what he learned during the 33 years during which he was detained, his relationship...

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Larry Nessly (73) about his involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Ann Ringland (77) about her involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the threshold of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

Mother and son Dianne Bitzes (61) and Ian Bitzes (24), discuss what Military service means to them, even through hardships that arise from being a Military family.

Jenny Modesitt (37) is a family friend of mine who had to have brain surgery to get rid of her epilepsy. In this interview, we talk about the struggles she had to go through, the people that helped her, and...

Mark Rodriguez (48) talks to his daughter, Aurora Rodriguez (17), about his love for music and what his life was like when he was growing up. He also discusses his views on the creative process.

Stefani Priskos speaks with Norm Loewenthal about his involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to concerns surrounding...

One Small Step conversation partners Greg Stump (62) and Mary Lynn Manns [no age given] talk about their upbringing, political values, and how people can change.

This interview explores lessons learned in prison and how two inmates developed a father-son relationship. The relationship endures to this day as both lead lives of purpose and integrity.