I have a story on The Moth Radio Hour and podcast this week!
I'm thrilled to have a story featured on The Moth Radio Hour and Moth podcast this week. It's a holiday story about my car accident two days before Christmas when I…
The Moth: The Great Stargazing Betrayal
On December 29, 2014, I took the stage at The Moth StorySLAM at The Bitter End in Manhattan to tell a story. The theme of the night was Rewards. I…
Four pieces of perfect truth on the nature of writing and work by Dan Kennedy
Dan Kennedy is an author, storyteller, screenwriter, and host of The Moth's podcast and their live shows. I first met Dan in 2011 when I took the stage for the first…
The Moth: Sex and Frozen Corn
The first gift that my daughter ever received was a stuffed ear of corn from our friend, Justine. It's been sitting on the corner of her bookshelf for the last…
Resolution update: March 2015
Each month I post the progress of my New Year’s resolutions here as a means of holding myself accountable. The following are the results through the month of February. PERSONAL…
19 things I heart right now
Better Call Saul (television show)Listening to my kindergarten daughter read to meOvercast (podcasting app) Chipotle burritosThe Memory Palace (podcast)1776 by David McCullough Tickling my childrenThe Lyle Lovett Pandora stationMy wife…
My daughter wished me luck before my most recent Moth GrandSLAM performance then promptly retracted it.
I received this incredibly sweet but slightly parroted message from my kids just before I took the stage in Brooklyn to compete in my tenth Moth GrandSLAM last week. When…
Sleeping with goats on The Gist
I had the pleasure of appearing on The Gist this week. Host Mike Pesca interrogated me about my life story, and we talked about how you can take a life…
Speak Up is two years old! It began with a snow day and a simple question to my wife.
Speak Up, the storytelling organization that my wife and I founded in 2013, is approaching it's two year anniversary. It was born on a snow day much like the one…
Storytelling on The Gist
If you’re not already listening to Slate’s The Gist, the daily podcast hosted by Mike Pesca, here’s another reason to do so: I’ll be appearing on The Gist as a…
