Last night I was fortunate enough to win The Moth's GrandSLAM in Somerville, MA. I told the story of my decision to confess to a crime I did not commit…
If found guilty of parricide (killing your father) in ancient Rome, you'd be sewn into a leather sack with a viper, a dog, a monkey, and a rooster then flung into…
It's not often that you can cheer on corporations for all the good they do, but on Monday, under increasing pressure from major corporations like Unilever, Disney, Coca-Cola, Home Depot,…
My wife was in a doctor's appointment. Charlie asked the friend who was taking care of him if he could climb up the enormous dirt pile at the adjacent construction site.She…
Easter morning. My Jewish children scamper around the house, searching for Easter eggs. Clara, my seven-year-old, says: "I think Easter is about thinking sweet thoughts. Soft things. That's why we…
I like to imagine that this is what I looked like during my many police interrogations in 1992.Maybe a little older.
In this week's episode of Boy vs. Girl, Rachel and I play 20 questions in a special two part episode celebrating our 20th episode. We ask each other about spirit…
A large number of our friends - at least those with Instagram accounts - began sending us messages yesterday after having seen Clara and Charlie in a TurboTax ad. Rest assured…
Earlier this month, I told a story at a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn about a time in my life when I had to face down the principal as a third…
Last week I told a story for The Moth at the beautiful Brooklyn Academy of Music about the armed robbery that I survived back in 1993.The story opened with an…
