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What’s on your Mind?

Your story matters, and we want to hear it. The Wildling Story Booth is a special project in partnership with filmmaker Maribeth Romslo to capture youth audio stories that shape who we are. All are welcome. Read our Story Booth FAQs for more details.

Open Capsules

The Great Outdoors

Share your story about your experiences in nature and adventures outdoors.

Imagine Something Bigger

Recording stories from youth about connection, confidence, risk-taking, and courage.

Let’s Talk About Race

A collection of audio stories from youth voices about how race and racism impacts our lives.

Growing Up in a Pandemic

Youth thoughts and experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I was doing alright until online school came. I mean, how bad could it be being in your house, being in your room staring at a computer? I was wrong.”

— Julia, Story Booth Participant

What are Story Booth Capsules?

We use “Capsules” – collections of audio stories around themes – to organize Story Booth submissions and story showcases. It’s akin to publishing a written story, but in audio form! Your voice is your “format” and your phone can be your recording device. We want to hear from you.

In our first Capsule, "Growing Up in a Pandemic," storytellers shared their personal thoughts and experiences from the heart of the pandemic. The stories range from tear-jerking tales of worry to triumphant social relationships and wacky isolation memories. You can listen to stories from the “Growing Up in a Pandemic” showcase.

Our second Capsule, “Let’s Talk About Race”, is an invitation to tell stories about how race and racism impact you. Sharing our stories about race and racism is important–in understanding how they are working in our lives, we can hopefully connect more deeply with others, and in doing so take away some of their power.

We would love to hear your perspective.

“I had to keep moving, keep working. I couldn’t control what was going on in the world, but I could keep control over my life. I never processed what I lost.”

— Abby, Story Booth Participant

"My mom was holding my hand, squeezing it as tight as she could, and I was holding my sister's hands and she was shaking. She said, "people don’t like us because of our skin color." I didn't want to cry because I wanted to be strong for my sister."

— Kiki, Story Booth Participant

If you have questions about the Story Booth, visit our FAQ.
If you need assistance, email us at storybooth@thewildling.org. We are here to help!