In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history (https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished and redistributed 1500+ computers to Georgia families and organizations). My oral history experience inspired a new project called #YourStory. #YourStory combines #StandupStorytelling with principles and best practices of oral history recording to document the thoughts and experiences of ordinary people who do extraordinary work. EPISODE 1.05 "TRANSCRIPT": ... 20m28sec ... Nancy Stevenson's Award of Excellence in Expository Writing ... Agnes Brandenberg taught me what "essay" meant ... writing is organized thought ... LEarn by studying your interests ... these interests grow into your passions ... passions morph into your purpose (your "why") 24m44sec ...