I wrote something a little bit ago that included the words "sexual preference." A reader sent me a message in response that I wanted to highlight. They wrote: ___________________________ Great…

My daughter, Clara, likes to stay under the radar at school. She's a high school sophomore with many great friends, but she likes to keep a low profile. School isn't…

Back in October 2024, I completed an Eagle Scout project 36 years in the making. A near-fatal car accident derailed my Eagle Scout project in December of 1988. Still in…

Good news: Despite some recently louder-than-usual bigots and the buffet-style religious zealots, it's important to note that LGBTQ+ rights remain remarkably popular in the United States. In every single state,…

Something kind of amazing happened last week. After years of telling stories about my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Dubois, I received an email from her. My former elementary school principal, Fred…

When I took the Moth stage for the first time in July of 2011 to tell my first story, I thought it would be my one and only. Tell a…

I love this quote. It's also not something Lincoln said, though it is constantly attributed to him. It was likely first expressed in a newspaper article about New Year's resolutions…

The measles outbreak in Texas has now reached more than  150 cases, and for the first time in more than a decade, a child — unvaccinated — has died. Almost…

Watching people play games on their phones Listening to people talk about coffee as if it were somehow an interesting or entertaining subject Color coding simply for the sake of…

Your plan fails. It's disappointing and maybe even a little surprising. When asked about why you failed and what you were thinking, you say, "I meant well. I had the…