Finding a new friend thanks to self expression and some scabies
Back in 2012, Elysha, the kids, and I suffered for months with a rash that could not be identified by doctors. For a while, we suspected bed bugs. Some experts…
A bittersweet moment for a storyteller, and a magical night for all of us
Thought I'd share this little moment of beauty with all you:Last night I competed in a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn. It was an evening filled with fantastic storytellers, a hilarious…
Demographics tell the story
If you want to understand the fundamental differences between Democrats and Republicans, look no further than the differences in demographics in the the incoming 116th Congress. The incoming 116th Congress…
Speak Up Storytelling #4: Sam Carley [rebroadcast]
The combination of Hanukah and an injury (happily not too serious) to our son's foot has made it impossible to record a new episode for you this week, so please enjoy…
The magic of film on film
The Showtime series Kidding (which I have not watched) did something quite amazing:One continuous, panoramic, uncut shot that shows the compressed transformation of a character and a space over the course of…
The curtain raised on peeing with girls
I was at a Moth StorySLAM in Cambridge last week and I found myself in a gender-neutral restroom, which I have used many, many times. Men and women peeing in…
Batman is depressed. Also, you are bad or good depending on how you eat your lunch.
One of the great benefits of teaching is the conversations that you have with children.A child at recess today showed me her “secret hideout” for drawing pictures.“Only villains have secret…
The worst part of the Christmas season
Every year it’s the same annoying thing:Sometime before Halloween or perhaps just after, Christmas decorations begin to appear in the stores. Lights and baubles and candy canes are placed on…
These folks get it.
I’m always heartened when I see church signs like this given the fact that about 80 percent of Evangelicals and more than half of Catholics still support the Trump Presidency.…
A Patriots fan becomes an honest-to-goodness Patriot, and I’ll never forget it.
It’s rare when you actually get to witness the straw that breaks the camel’s back, but a few weeks ago, I witness just such a straw-and-back situation while sitting in…
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