This is the worst thing you can do to a storyteller
As a storyteller - and perhaps a human being - one of the worst things that can happen to me is for someone to doubt my story.I have stood on…
I went to the bathroom alongside a bunch of ladies, and something surprising happened.
I competed last night at a Moth StorySLAM at The Oberon in Cambridge, MA. The Oberon has two restrooms. When I started performing there in 2013, these restrooms were identified…
I thrive in possibly inappropriately competitive situations.
Next month I will be teaching storytelling at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. This will be my second year teaching at Kripalu and I'm already scheduled to teach there…
Resolution update: October 2016
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I have fluid trapped behind my eardrum, making it hard to hear, but I don't think it will kill me. 2. Lose 20 pounds.I gained two pounds in…
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…
The Moth: She Held My Hand
In August of 2015 I told the story of my first date with my wife at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bitter End. The theme of the night was Guts. I…
Five years ago, I took the stage and told my first story. The most important thing about that night: I was afraid.
Yesterday marked my five year anniversary in storytelling. On July 12, 2011, I went to New York to tell a story on a Moth stage. I went there mostly because I…
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…
