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Aleathia Brown

Kwong Yue Yang

Nisha Coleman

Nisha Coleman is a writer, storyteller, musician and actor based in Montreal, Quebec.

Double Exposure

by A. J. Jacobs

AJ Jacobs gets an unwanted modeling gig.

He Was Dating My Hair

by Aleathia Brown

Aleathia Brown makes a bold aesthetic change.

Knock

by Kwong Yue Yang

Kwong Yue Yang tries to muster the courage to meet his idol.

The Thawing

by Nisha Coleman

Nisha Coleman responds to a threat.

Leonard Lee Smith

The Care Package

by Leonard Lee Smith

Leonard Lee Smith struggles to survive his first California Christmas.

Moth Membership Team

by Taylor Negron

Renata Sancken

Renata Sancken was born and raised in the Land of Lincoln, which explains her Northern accent and love of stovepipe hats. She graduated from Iowa’s Grinnell College in 2007 and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 2008–2010. She now lives in southern Indiana with her imported Dominican cat, Duarte. Renata works as a teen services librarian at a public library, and she has already heard all your Dewey Decimal system jokes.

Sing We Joyous All Together

by Kate Tellers

Kate Tellers introduces her new boyfriend to her Christmas tradition.

Lone Start Christmas

by Renata Sancken

Renata Sancken is nervous about her flight home for the holidays.

Holiday Game Plans: Renata Sancken and Kate Tellers

On this episode: two stories of different strategies to navigate the holiday season. Renata Sancken is nervous about her flight home for the holidays. Kate Tellers introduces her new boyfriend to her Christmas tradition.

Zanele Chisholm

Zanele Chisholm is an English Major at Ryerson University in Toronto. She writes for “Her Campus” -- an online global community for college women -- and recently had her poetry published in New Wave.

Isabel DeBre

Isabel is a graduate of Brown University and a reporter for Associated Press, based in Jerusalem.

Enough

by Zanele Chisholm

Zanele Chisholm learns who she is when others learn her name.

The Dog Days Are Over

by Isabel DeBre

Isabel DeBre's family gets an unconventional pet.