Pennsylvania social media star writes 'Stories From A Stranger'

PITTSBURGH —

Hunter Prosper, who has achieved fame in social media for sharing stories from people he encounters on the street, is now a published author.

Prosper has written the book "Stories From A Stranger: Every Person Has A Story," which hits bookstores on Tuesday. Advertisement

He began as an ICU nurse who turned to social media to fight burnout.

But in gathering stories from strangers, Prosper learned something about the world around him.

"Whenever I talk to someone, after the first 15, 20 minutes, once the dance of conversation starts, you can tell the person starts opening up and they start giving you the deepest parts of their life that they may not have told their friends about," Prosper said. "There's something about that willingness to tell a stranger that makes them mor