2020
Beyond “The 3Rs” of reading, writing and arithmetic, school is often the first place where we learn about the nuances of life, liberty, race, and even a first kiss…This week’s Playlist explores the diversity of the back-to-school experience. @media screen and (max-width: 600px) { #SchoolDazePlaylist { width: 350px; }...
Lesson #28: BEING IN THE MOMENT: "A Love Not Meant For Me"- Aryana Rose It’s your pal, Storytelling School with The Moth! As we all try to find our new normal, we hope we can bring you a bit of joy, intrigue, and empathy. For this week’s blog, we’re taking a look at a story about loving someone and letting them go. After this post, we will be moving to a once-a-month blog for the rest of the year, coming out on the second Tuesday of the month. Please look for our next post on Tuesday, Sept. ...
November is coming, and between the DNC and the RNC, mailbox drama, fear of voter suppression, and the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, we have elections on the brain. This week’s playlist is a reminder of the sacrifices that have been made for the right to vote, the importance of standing up, and the beauty that comes when we become the change agents. Please, get out and vote! @media screen and (max-width: 600px) { #CivicDutiesPlaylist { width: 350px; }...
How did you know that this was the Moth story you had to tell? In 2016, when I first started thinking about how my book What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker would work, structurally and tonally, this story was at the center of it, because it functions as a bit of a synopsis for the sort of book I wanted it to be---an irreverent, uncomfortable, transparent, and (occasionally) hilarious dive into some of the genuine absurdities of existing while Black in America. And, well, I’d never read or...
Lesson #27: SCENE: "Abuelos, Apples & Me"- Luna Azcurrain It’s Storytelling School with The Moth! As we all try to find our new normal, we hope we can bring you a bit of joy, intrigue, and empathy. For this week’s blog, we’re taking a look at a story about finding comfort and strength in a tradition, during a scary and unknown time. ...