"I listen and gather people\'s stories. not that I\'m planning on going anywhere right now." So explains Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu in this touching, introspective, and insightful examination of. . .
It\'s a way of making my mark, leaving something behind .
I tell myself that this isn\'t going to be done unless I do it, just because of who I am.
Then I write them down in a way that I hope will communicate something to others, so that seeing these stories will give readers something of value. "I listen and gather people\'s stories