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The Moth: The Promise
In November of last year, I told this story about my high school sweetheart at a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn. I was lucky enough to have the story air on the Moth Radio Hour and their podcast a couple months later. I can’t tell you what a honor and thrill that is. I hear from…
Read More15 thoughts from a Moth StorySLAM
I told a story on Wednesday night at The Moth’s StorySLAM at Housing Works in New York City. The theme of the night was Secrets. I was lucky enough to win with a childhood story about discovering that Santa Claus wasn’t real (and uncovering an even worse secret as a result). Here are some thoughts…
Read MoreThe Moth: Shoe Thief
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bell House in Brooklyn in March of 2012. The theme of the night was Theft. I told a story about the theft of shoes from a local show store. I finished in first place.
Read MoreLessons from another evening at The Moth: Storytellers’ reactions to a loss can differ greatly. Occasionally they suck.
On Monday some friends and I attended a Moth StorySLAM at the Bitter End in New York. After winning six StorySLAMs in a row, my luck finally ran out. I was chosen to tell my story first and finished in third place. Still, I told a good story about the time I moved my childhood…
Read MoreA tale of two story slams
On Thursday night, I performed alongside four other storytellers at The Wilbur Theater in Boston as part of a Moth Mainstage. We told stories to a sold out audience of 1,200. It was an amazing night. Last night I hosted a story slam at Word Up, a small, community bookstore in Washington Heights run by…
Read MoreMarital advice courtesy of a Moth StorySLAM victory
A friend and I attended The Moth’s StorySLAM at the Bitter End last night. He’s about 15 years younger than me, and while we waited in line outside the club, we talked about his recent experiences with dating in New York. I advised him that above all else, he should avoid getting married before the…
Read MoreMoth Radio Hour appearance!
Exciting news! One of the stories that I told onstage for The Moth’s GrandSLAM championship last year has been chosen for The Moth Radio Hour this week. It will be airing on over 250 stations nationwide from Wednesday through Sunday. The show will be airing in the Hartford area on WNPR at 9:00 PM on…
Read MoreMy storytelling secret: I’m a small, frightened man onstage. Always.
I’m off to New York tonight to compete in another Moth StorySLAM. I have been exceptionally fortunate enough to win the last five StorySLAMs in which I have competed, including my last four in New York. I am not attempting to be humble in any way when I describe this recent streak of consecutive victories…
Read MoreThe Moth: The Robbery
The following is a story that I told at a Moth GrandSLAM at Music Hall in Williamsburg earlier this year. The theme of the night was The Tipping Point. I told a story about the time that I was robbed at gunpoint. I finished in second place.
Read MoreMy wife played an enormous role in my recent Moth StorySLAM victory. Here’s how.
On Tuesday night I told a story at a Moth StorySLAM at Housing Works in New York City and was fortunate enough to win. On Facebook and Twitter, I expressed gratitude to my wife for the role she played in helping me to craft the story. A lot of people responded with questions like “How…
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