Posts Tagged ‘moth’
The Moth: Guys in Shower
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bell House in Brooklyn in December of last year. The theme of the night was Courage. I told a story about being unexpectedly trapped in a shower in a woman’s dorm. I finished in third place that evening, defeated by my…
Read MoreThe Moth: Two Fathers
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at The New School in New York City in March of this year. The theme of the night was G0ing Sane. I told a story about my attempts to win the approval of my father and then my stepfather. I finished in third…
Read MoreThe Moth: Parental Love in Absentia
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bitter End in New York City in December of 2012. The theme of the night was Aftermath. I told a story about how my view of my parents has changed since having children of my own. I was fortunate enough to…
Read MoreA victory at The Moth Boston
Elysha and I attended the Moth StorySLAM in Boston last night, and I was fortunate enough to squeeze out a victory by a tenth of a point over two worthy competitors for my fourth StorySLAM victory. It was my first time telling a story in the state where I grew up, and it was a…
Read MoreThe Moth: Science Fair Cheater
On August 23, 2012, I took the stage at The Moth StorySLAM at Housing Works in Manhattan to tell a story. The theme of the night was Yin/Yang. I told a story about cheating in my high school science fair and unintentionally doing well. I placed second on the evening, losing by a tenth of…
Read MoreThe three day, three month, three year test
Last year the New England Patriots played the Kansas City Chiefs on a Monday night in Foxboro. My fellow season ticket holder could not attend the game for less than acceptable reasons, and I could not find a soul who was willing to attend the game with me. The freezing temperatures and the probability of…
Read MorePsychoanalyzing my Moth GrandSLAM performance
Last Tuesday night I performed at The Moth GrandSLAM, and while I did well, finishing in second place, I also failed to tell my story in the way that I had planned for the first time in my brief Moth career. It was also the first time I had ever taken the stage for any…
Read MoreThoughts from my second Moth GrandSLAM
Thanks so much for all of the interest in my performance at The Moth’s GrandSLAM on Tuesday night. Sorry it’s taken all day to sit down and write about it, but we arrived home late after the show and have been running around ever since. Suffice it to say that it was an odd evening…
Read MoreCompeting against my hero
Storyteller Steve Zimmer is a hero of mine. I’ve listened to him several times on The Moth’s weekly podcast and have heard him tell stories live at Moth events around the city. I adore this style of storytelling and am always impressed with his performance. But Steve is also my competitor at the upcoming Moth…
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