I witnessed a whopper of a family argument in 1960 when I was 16, and I love telling the story
Michelle Rivera
Michelle Rivera
Reporter · Cleveland, OH
Michelle, an Ohio State University graduate, has spent over six years focusing on community issues in Cleveland, including social justice and local initiatives. She has previously written for NPR's local affiliates, where she honed her storytelling skills to highlight diverse community voices.
More from Michelle →Reporter · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM · 1 min read
Hanging the family dirty laundry in public has always embarrassed me, until I read that Virginia Woolf did the same thing. Now I feel a lot better. Like Woolf, I have stories which sound too good to be true or, actually, too bad to be true. But they are true and that’s what makes life spicy and interesting.