Speak Up offering storytelling workshops
Until our Speak Up website is up and running, I’ll continue to post information here about our upcoming shows and workshops. We are wrapping up our second round of workshops…
15 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…
The Moth: Sit ups
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at Housing Works in New York City last summer. The theme of the night was Sweat. I told…
Speak Up storyteller: Robin Gelfenbien
Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, March 29th, at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There…
Speak Up!
Tickets for our upcoming Speak Up storytelling show on March 29 at Real Art Ways in Hartford are now on sale through the Real Art Ways website. If you plan…
The 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…
Upcoming speaking events
In case you’re interested in hearing me blather, here are a few of my upcoming storytelling and speaking engagements: February 18: Literary Death Match at Laugh Boston (7:30 PM) I’ll…
Lessons from another evening at The Moth
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…
Speak Up storytelling workshops
After reviewing the results from the survey conducted at our most recent Speak Up storytelling event, it became clear that there is a strong interest in the possibility of storytelling…
The career of an author is not all angst and loneliness. Some of the time.
I am not a starry eyed author. I expect little from my publishing career. When I published my first novel, Something Missing, in 2009, I was not under the illusion…