Deborah Feldman was raised in the Satmar Hasidic community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Her first memoir Unorthodox, about leaving this world, was a New York Times bestseller. Her new book Exodus is an account of what happened next: her search for a home and a personal, authentic Jewish identity.
A woman flees her religious community and reconnects with her past in an unexpected way.
Amy Biancolli is an arts writer for the Times Union in Albany, New York, and the author of three books. The latest is a memoir of the year following her husband’s death called Figuring Shit Out.
A woman navigates the dos and don’ts of widowhood.
Sara Barron is the author of The Harm in Asking and People Are Unappealing. Her work has also appeared in Vanity Fair, on Showtime's This American Life, NPR's Weekend Edition and at the HBO Comedy Festival.
by Sara Barron
Sara Barron learns to share custody of a dog with her husband's ex-girlfriend.
Hasan Minhaj is a comedian, writer, former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and host of weekly comedy show, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. Hasan lives in New York.
Mike is the author of The Blue Cascade: A Memoir of Life After War. As a former U.S. Marine and veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, Mike is also a founding board member of the military charity: Reserve Aid.
by Mike Scotti
After returning from active duty in the Middle East, a marine searches for new meaning.
Mindy Nettifee is a writer living in Portland, Oregon where she hosts The Moth, produces for Back Fence PDX and performs monthly at The New Shit Show. Her most recent book is a collection of essays on writing called Glitter In The Blood out on Write Bloody Press.
The daughter of a gay man adjusts to intolerance in her new town.
Jeremy Orvik is an Emergency Physician, and surfer -- living in Santa Cruz, California.
by Jeremy Orvik
A doctor must make a life and death decision for his mother.
by Ijeoma Oluo
A teacher’s pet is invited to do a special project.
Kevin McGeehan teaches improvisation at The Second City Hollywood and has a podcast called Funny Cuz It's True.
A son plans the party of a lifetime for his mother.
Tara Clancy is a writer, comic and actor. She is a frequent host of The Moth Mainstage shows and has told stories on The Moth Radio Hour, NPR’s Snap Judgment and Risk! Her writing has been published in The New York Times, The Nation, The Paris Review Daily and The New York Times Magazine. She appeared on HBO’s Girls and High Maintenance, and has been a panelist on NPR’S Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!
Her memoir, The Clancys of Queens, was a 2016 Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. More info at www.taraclancy.com
by Tara Clancy
A girl from Queens learns to think big.
David Ullendorff, a father of four, was recently fixed along with his Wheaton Terrier and will stop breeding. He's an award-winning filmmaker as well as the president and cofounder of Mathnasium, a company dedicated to teaching K-12 math in a way that makes sense to kids, with over 400 centers worldwide.
A father's courage is put to the test in his own home.