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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Nov 14, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Monthly Storytelling Activity #63

by The Moth Staff

Lesson #63: DISCOVERY: “HARMONY SCAFFOLDS HOME” - Anaïs Cerina Irizarry Austin This month our Storytelling School story is “Harmony Scaffolds Home” by Anaïs Cerina Irizarry Austin. Anaïs is an alum of our Story Lab program and this story will be featured on the second episode of the second season of GROWN! Grown is The Moth’s newest podcast all about what it means to grow up. You can listen to Grown wherever you listen to podcasts! HARMONY SCAFFOLDS HOME by Anaïs Cerina Irizarry Austin Wa...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Oct 18, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Monthly Storytelling Activity #62

by The Moth Staff

Lesson #62: Rise and Shine “Stepping Into Me” - Jake Haller Welcome back to Storytelling School! We’re celebrating this month with a story all about stepping into oneself. Jake Haller told this month’s story at the GrandSLAM for The Moth's Education Program in New York City on June 8, 2019. This month’s Storytelling School story is: “Stepping Into Me” by Jake Haller Watch the videoYou can read the transcript of TELLER’S story here....

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Sep 12, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Monthly Storytelling Activity #61

by The Moth Staff

Lesson #61: FORECASTING: “Bring Me Liberty or Bring Me A Dress” - Sue Schmidt INTRODUCTORY GREETINGS Welcome back to Storytelling School! We’re celebrating this Back to School season with a story all about learning from our elders. Sue Schmidt told this month’s story in Miami in 2018. This month’s Storytelling School story is: “Bring Me Liberty or Bring Me A Dress” by Sue Schmidt ...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Aug 16, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Monthly Storytelling Activity: ​Lesson #59: In Their Own Words: The Moth Storytelling workshop experience

by August Selvaggio

This month’s Storytelling School post was written by guest author and Moth Story Lab alum, August Selvaggio! August first joined The Moth through our All Country program (now called The Moth Story Lab Virtual) in the Spring of 2022 as a 10th Grader. From Rhode Island, August will graduate from high school in 2024. --Last Spring, during my Sophomore year of high school, I participated in The Moth Education Program’s virtual All Country youth storytelling workshop (now called ‘Moth Story Lab)’...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Jun 06, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Storytelling Activity #59

by Marlo Brown

Lesson #59: In Her Own Words: The Moth Storytelling workshop experience This month’s Storytelling School post was written by guest author and Education Program Intern, Marlo Brown! Marlo first joined The Moth through our All Country program in the Spring of 2022. After graduating from high school this month, Marlo is headed to New Haven University to study Communication Arts in the fall. Speak Your Truth and Tell it How You Want Doing the Moth program was different than wh...

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