Matthew grew up in Driftwood , Texas, hence the name I'm From Driftwood , where one of his weekly chores was burning trash in a burn barrel, which I really
I'm from Driftwood , Texas.
gay in Driftwood , and I tell a story well, then I'm activating those mirror neurons in your brain, so that whenever you hear a story like, ugh, I get it.
The stories on I'm From Driftwood are used by family counselors as well as educators to aid them in their work, and I'm From Driftwood 's newest
It has to be I'm From Driftwood 's 50 state story tour.
That's what makes I'm From Driftwood special I think is its accessibility-- freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection.
even if it's made with driftwood or made with timber that you stain up to suit the color scheme inside.
So tell us a little bit about what I'm From Driftwood seeks to do.
So how did the development of I'm From Driftwood go?
So Melville and his carpenters rebuild these boats using driftwood , whalebone, walrus tusks,
And why didn't they just hook themselves on to some kelp or some underwater driftwood and live there?
Nathan's the founder and executive director of the nonprofit I'm From Driftwood , which you'll be hearing about today, which is an online archive of first person LGBTQ stories.
So I'm glad that we now have these ways of experiencing I'm From Driftwood offline.
So what I want to figure out is what I'm From Driftwood would look like today if it started today.
So do you find it a challenge to try and get I'm From Driftwood into a unique enough space that it's still holding its own in what
But up north, Arctic peoples built frames out of driftwood or whalebone wrapped with sealskin— which is light and elastic enough to take a hit from an ice floe.
So it allowed me to really remove myself and my personal experiences from I'm From Driftwood .
the ancestors and their children around the base visitors have left various Rock shells flowers and Driftwood all pulled from the beach and set in a semicircle
beach hey I called after him where you going he didn't answer but continued down the beach to a pile of Driftwood he
In 2011, Manske completed a four month 50 state story collection tour, ensuring that I'm From Driftwood stories
So, Nathan, tell us a little bit now that we know a little bit about you about I'm From Driftwood .
And I feel like that message of you're not alone no matter where you are would have meant a lot to me growing up in Driftwood where
And they not only were a hit, they are now the focus of what I'm From Driftwood what is today, which are these weekly video stories that we
So it was very new, and I was very inexperienced and very protective of I'm From Driftwood .
And this was, again, at a time where I wanted to put I'm From Driftwood 's best face forward.
Writing courses, daily prompt challenges, retreats, groups, masters, living in a driftwood cave, and writing poems on your feet with the tears of fish--