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First kisses, bad haircuts, space travel, and more. In honor of our Silver Anniversary this week (June 6th!), we thought we'd present you with a playlist of some staff favorites. Do you have a favorite Moth story? We'd love to know what it is! Share it with us at info@themoth.org! ...
Lesson #49: Photographic Memories: “The Home Perm: Teenage Rebellion Never Looked so Good!” - Jason Schommer INTRODUCTORY GREETINGS This month’s blog was guest authored by Emily Couch. Emily is the Producer of Special Projects & Radio at The Moth, which means she works behind the scenes supporting the organization’s artistic staff – including the authors of How to Tell a Story, which is in bookstores now! How often have you heard the phrase “a picture is worth a ...
Mother's Day 2022 Since children don’t come with instructions, motherhood is an on-the-job- training kind of gig–one that includes all of the epic fails, bursts of joy, love, loss, and lessons. Motherhood is also a personal choice, and should remain one. To all the mothers, grandmothers, aunties, and mama figures out there, we salute you! ...
Hello Moth Community, Today is a special day for The Moth! Our new book, How to Tell a Story, is out in the world.We debated the dedication line, as we did nearly every word in this book—(co-authoring is lively work!)—but there was a collective and happy yes when we co-decided:TO THE UNDISCOVERED STORIES IN ALL OF US.This book is dedicated to you and what you have yet to share.We worked many hours to distill 25 years of front-row storytelling know-how into a single book. We hope a...
Lesson #48: THE END: “The Magical Fuzzy Worm” by Sofija Stefanovic This month’s blog was guest authored by Kate Tellers. Kate is a senior director at The Moth, the director of their MothWorks program, a Moth host, storyteller and co-author of The Moth’s fourth book, “How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth” due out on April 26th and available for pre-order now! Death is the only real ending in live storytelling. If you are alive ...