Narratively

"Across this country, generations of activists, young and old, buoyed by changing societal attitudes towards abortion and women’s rights, are organizing to educate girls and women about their sexual and reproductive rights." http://narr.ly/2DGB1xK  @DriverWrites

“'For the first bookie I worked for, my name was Ice,' she says, holding out her hand. “He got me a ring, which I lost. Twenty-one diamonds, made ‘ICE.’ The bookie told her he had it inscribed ICE because she was 'a cold-hearted bitch.'"http://narr.ly/2k0cicX 

“'People back in America say that Jewish life in Ukraine is finished. I don’t look at it this way. Ukraine was always a Jewish place, with a Jewish history and a Jewish identity, and will always be.'”http://narr.ly/1XmrNZj 

"Luis lives for the here and now — music, dancing, coffee and beer, good company, chance encounters — and riding his bike. He is an entertainer, always ready to share pictures, a song, a story, a bowl of saltines and cheese slices to accompany your drink."http://narr.ly/2nkW8fI 

“'Be careful because Cambodia is the most dangerous place you will ever visit,' a former U.S. ambassador to Cambodia used to warn green visitors. 'You will fall in love with it, and eventually it will break your heart.'” http://narr.ly/2ivKZG1  @bcamcrane

"Some of those children have now gone on to something else they had never heard of — attending the Nairobi Conservatory — and are on a path to becoming professional musicians."http://narr.ly/25miR99 

"The tasks were menial and my only real duty was to turn a wrench, refuel some trucks, and pass my physical fitness test. It helped me get started in art school. It was a good deal — before I started feeling restless."http://narr.ly/2uouqiP 

"I grew up watching my dad take the reins of any conversation. He was already loud, and simply by ticking up the volume a notch or two he could bring all eyes around to him."http://narr.ly/2DI27RQ 

NEW: "Eileen was suffering from a congenital condition called tetralogy of Fallot; children unlucky enough to be born with it were known as 'Blue Babies,' and there was little that could be done for them." http://narr.ly/2EsANIt  @thomasngmorris

"O.J.’s behavior was completely inappropriate regardless of whether she objected. It was offensive, I suspect, to everyone in that room. But no one did a thing. That includes me." http://narr.ly/2wXREy8  @robertkerbeck

"Equal parts passionate, devoted and masochistic, Raiders fans just keep showing up to sell out  the half-century-old Oakland Coliseum, no matter the state of their city or the Raiders franchise." http://narr.ly/1RqZrWW  @AaronAdlerPhoto @CDeBenedetti

"Few people knew Dijana, even fewer remember her, and that’s not how she wanted to die. She wanted people to know her survival story and see how she’d made it in the U.S. But when she died on September 17, 2007, there was no obituary." http://narr.ly/1OQyjq3  @ddefraia

“'Mommy loves you,' says Hirwa. 'She’s had a tough life, and sometimes when people have a difficult life, they get rid of their children. But Mom didn’t send us away.'" http://narr.ly/2BDbwYU  @Schrijfkracht

"Under the crystal-clear water of Byron Bay, deadly bull sharks circle, waiting. The region leads the coast in attacks. This is the society of Byron; sparkling surface, but dip below and you’re swallowed whole."http://narr.ly/2a434td 

"Telling and showing the stories around mass incarceration through art can capture attention in ways that policy papers and D.C.-wonk-talk can’t. This is the sound of their collective voice." @vtobakhttp://narr.ly/2zA4pkj 

"After learning to drive from her father, professional monster truck driver Kelvin Ramer, Rosalee turned pro herself — at the tender age of fourteen."http://narr.ly/2ksyWcS 

"Whatever his motivation, he risked his life and saved a Jewish child." http://narr.ly/29nYbaf  #MemoirMonday