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…
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…
A tale of two story slams
On Thursday night, I performed alongside four other storytellers at The Wilbur Theater in Boston as part of a Moth Mainstage. We told stories to a sold out audience of…
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…
Marital advice courtesy of a Moth StorySLAM victory
A friend and I attended The Moth’s StorySLAM at the Bitter End last night. He’s about 15 years younger than me, and while we waited in line outside the club,…
Moth Radio Hour appearance!
Exciting news! One of the stories that I told onstage for The Moth’s GrandSLAM championship last year has been chosen for The Moth Radio Hour this week. It will be…
September storytelling
A few upcoming events for anyone interested: I'll be telling a story on Friday evening at 7:00 at the Mark Twain House for The Mouth, a storytelling organization run by…
Credit this blog for last night’s Moth StorySLAM victory
When I started blogging in 2004, people thought it was silly. They believed that it represented an unpolished, unprofessional form of writing that would go unread and unnoticed and eventually…
The Moth: The Robbery
The following is a story that I told at a Moth GrandSLAM at Music Hall in Williamsburg earlier this year. The theme of the night was The Tipping Point. I…
Why I love storytelling, and why I especially love The Moth
Ever since I told my first story live back in July of 2011 at the Nuyorican Poet’s Café in New York City, I’ve fallen in love with storytelling. On Thursday…
