Don’t be selfish. Tell a story.
I tell people to tell stories a lot. I know. It's my clarion call. But allow me to say it again. Last Wednesday night, I performed in The Moth GrandSLAM at the…
Dan Kennedy is right. Reach out to people whose work means the world to you.
Dan Kennedy, writer, storyteller, and Moth host, tweeted earlier this week: (@DanKennedy_NYC) Gonna get better at sending notes to people whose work means the world to me. Feels fanboy, but beats waiting…
My three greatest acts of storytelling cruelty
I like to think that I have been a supportive and positive force on the thousands of storytellers who I have performed alongside over the years, but I've also had…
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: Two Little Jewish Dicks
In April of this year, I told this story about my Elysha, my kids, my last name, and Judaism at a Moth GrandSLAM at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in…
The Moth: A Mop Sink and Maybe God
In March of 2016 I told the story of my interrogation and arrest for a crime I did not commit at a Moth GrandSLAM at The Somerville Theater. The theme…
Go to The Moth and tell a story. And not “someday.” Go soon.
Just this past week I heard from listeners who heard one or more of my stories on The Moth's podcast, The Moth Radio Hour, and/or The Moth's website in:Cape Town, South…
The secret to great storytelling: Make the big moments incredibly small. Or find your tiny moments and tell just them.
Last night I was fortunate enough to win The Moth's GrandSLAM in Somerville, MA. I told the story of my decision to confess to a crime I did not commit…
The Moth brought me and my elementary school principal back together
Earlier this month, I told a story at a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn about a time in my life when I had to face down the principal as a third…
Resolution update: February 2016
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I finished my physical therapy last week. This, in combination with a lowering of my cholesterol by almost 40 points, is a good indicator of future health.A…
