Your Unique Stories - Our Shared Journey

We're collecting your stories, photos and films of yesterday to keep them alive for future generations

Tell Us your story! You don't have to be a historian or an accomplished writer - your stories make up our community's rich fabric.

Seven things that help writers keep a story interesting are: (adapted from A. Goodman)

  • Who’s the protagonist? (Your grandfather? Your minister? Jack Knight or Carl Fisher?)
  • What’s the hook? (Often this is how the protagonist was challenged...)
  • What keeps it interesting? (Hurricane Andrew? Developer follies?)
  • Where’s the conflict? (Did she or he have to make a tough decision? A fight? Built something?)
  • Have you included telling details? (Was there a particular inspiration? a fire? a prayer? a landmark tree that turned the direction of events?)
  • What’s the emotional hook? (Pure greed? Brave pioneer spirit? Don't leave it out...)
  • Is the meaning clear? (Could a new Miamian follow the story and not have questions...)

In additions to words, you can add your personal photos and video (please only items you will certify are your own). To get started, write or paste your text below and attach a link to your blog post, YouTube video or Flickr photoset.

By submitting your stories about your experiences and the history of South Florida you'll be contributing to the community's understanding of itself and appreciation for our amazing and unique journeys.

Your Story

Tell us your story here. Further down we'll ask about you.

Tell us your main story here. You can paste text from a word processor.

Include http://

If your story is already told on a web page, link to it from here. For a blog please link to the page for the story itself, not the site home page. Links to PDF files or other media such as Flash or Javascript will be discarded.

Link to a Flickr photo page or to an album. (Sorry only Flickr at this time). The copyright or cc license on the page must indicate that you own the content. Don't link to someone else's account.

Add a link to one Youtube video page. The copyright or cc license on the page must indicate that you own the content. Don't link to someone else's account.

Your story is unique but you can help us make it easier for others to find by choosing one category it best fits into.

Your Identity and Contact Info

We can't accept anonymous contributions and you must leave us with a valid e-mail with which we can ask questions.

We need your full name, and it will be published. We can't publish anonymous stories.

You must include an e-mail where we can contact you. A copy of your story will be e-mailed to you when you click "submit."

What else should we know about you?

I affirm that I am the author of this story, and that it does not contain copyrighted materials.

By submitting this form, you accept the Mollom privacy policy.

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