Welcome to Storisse: a blog which tells inspiring life stories
So why this blog?
I have always been a big fan of stories. I love listening to stories (or reading them – my first ever book was Grimm’s fairytales) and I love telling stories. I believe in the power of stories – they can convince us of facts, when other things cannot.
In the original iteration of this blog, I wrote stories about things in life meaningful to me, and often linked those stories to good causes.
About Alexandra Cuncev
I’m the writer behind this blog. I live in London, but I am originally from Romania, in Central-Eastern Europe. I have lived in Britain a long time, and yet a lot of my general motivation to support good causes is drawn from having briefly lived in a dictatorship and seeing first-hand the impact of lack and poverty on people. I’ve worked across the not-for-profit and university sector, as narrative researcher, narrative research methods tutor and communications specialist.
For my PhD in Sociology, I wrote about homeless people. I listened to the stories of their lives (this is known as narrative research) and wrote up about homelessness experiences in Britain.
I wrote more about storytelling here: SAGE Researching Social Methods and here: METHODSPACE.
Please note:
All content on this site protected by copyright and cannot be used without permission. If you would like to feature any of my stories, photos or writing on your site, please contact me.
Most stories are written by me. The stories provided by others are edited with full consent. In some cases names have been changed as requested.
My opinions are my own and are based on my personal experiences.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy reading the stories and find them inspiring.
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