Donna Buckley of Brooksville and her son Shawn Williams of Fort Myers came to the StoryCorps booth to talk about their relationship from birth to present day and the things they’ve learned from each other along the way.

Donna Buckley of Brooksville and her son Shawn Williams of Fort Myers came to the StoryCorps booth to talk about their relationship from birth to present day and the things they’ve learned from each other along the way.

Friends and "sand sisters" 65-year-old Deb Gleason of Sanibel and 67-year-old Diane Schwartz of Englewood share memories of growing up on Sanibel and Captiva in the 1950s. They both collected and sold sea shells to stores and exporters. They both lived through Hurricane Donna in 1960. And they both moved there in the second grade and attended a one-room schoolhouse.

Twenty-eight-year-old Seth Monaco interviews his wife, 31-year-old Simone Monaco about their relationship, her life, and her thoughts about their daughter with whom she was pregnant when they went into the StoryCorps mobile booth in Fort Myers. Simone talks about overcoming abuse and other things that led her to a career helping other people.

In this week’s StoryCorps of Southwest Florida, Melinda Masters tells her husband David Carnes about her evolution from being a child who was bullied to finding her calling as a social worker determined to help stop the abuse of power. She specializes in working with male sexual predators. Masters has been a feminist for as long as she can remember.

In this week’s StoryCorps of Southwest Florida, Melinda Masters tells her husband David Carnes about her evolution from being a child who was bullied to finding her calling as a social worker determined to help stop the abuse of power. She specializes in working with male sexual predators. Masters has been a feminist for as long as she can remember.

Seventeen-year-old Mari Jimenez talks to her family friend Genelle Grant in this week’s StoryCorps about the pride she has of being Mayan. Her parents are from Guatemala. They spoke indigenous languages and Spanish at home. So Jimenez first learned English when she went to preschool. She’s now trilingual and she uses her skills and her cultural ties to help others. Last year she was named a Mayan Princess.

Seventeen-year-old Mari Jimenez talks to her family friend Genelle Grant in this week’s StoryCorps about the pride she has of being Mayan. Her parents are from Guatemala. They spoke indigenous languages and Spanish at home. So Jimenez first learned English when she went to preschool. She’s now trilingual and she uses her skills and her cultural ties to help others. Last year she was named a Mayan Princess.

Ninety-year-old Ted Lewis of Fort Myers went into the StoryCorps booth with his daughter Kira Lewis to describe his service during World War Two flying a B-29 bomber over Japan. Ted says he graduated from high school at age 17 and immediately enlisted in the Air Force.

Ninety-year-old Ted Lewis of Fort Myers went into the StoryCorps booth with his daughter Kira Lewis to describe his service during World War Two flying a B-29 bomber over Japan. Ted says he graduated from high school at age 17 and immediately enlisted in the Air Force.