Holly Zachariah tells her story titled "A mother's love," on stage at the Columbus Athenaeum on March 9, 2022 during the Columbus Storytellers Project event: "Growing Up."

James Fuqua tells his story titled "The neighborhood that raised me," on stage at the Columbus Athenaeum on March 9, 2022 during the Columbus Storytellers Project event: "Growing Up."

Mallory Golski tells her story titled "It turns out I'm gay," on stage at the Columbus Athenaeum on March 9, 2022 during the Columbus Storytellers Project event: "Growing Up."

Ramona Reyes tells her story titled "Hidden heroes," on stage at the Columbus Athenaeum on March 9, 2022 during the Columbus Storytellers Project event: "Growing Up."

Chris Suel tells his story titled "The Marathon," on stage at the Columbus Athenaeum on March 9, 2022 during the Columbus Storytellers Project event: "Growing Up."

The Columbus Storytellers Project is a series of true stories told live on stage by real people in the city. They are coached by Columbus Dispatch journalists to tell these true personal stories for you. Listen to recordings of each story here and get details about the next live show at dispatch.com/attendstorytellers.