The Facing Project collection

The Facing Project is a nonprofit organization co-founded by writers Kelsey Timmerman and J.R. Jamison.  Jamison and Timmerman wanted to bring awareness to national issues such as racism, addiction, poverty, homophobia, disabilities, etc. by creating a collection of stories that reflect the everyday struggles of individuals living these realities.  These stories create a collective experience that brings attention to communities that otherwise have little exposure in media.

In order to create their story collections, the Facing Project writers meet one-on-one with citizens "who are facing life circumstances that deserve to be shared to better educate the broader community".  After the individual shares their story, the writer creates a first-person narrative that describes the individual's experience.  These stories are published into collections of short stories and are sometimes adapted into theater productions or monologues.