Sally Kalson

Sally Kalson was an award-winning journalist who wrote for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and numerous other publications over the course of her career.

Off The Record

by Sally Kalson

A reporter sits on a friend's secret and a huge story.

Rebecca A

Rebecca A is a writer and comedian who lives in Los Angeles. She currently writes for the FOX television show The New Girl.

One Shouldered Boy

by Rebecca A

A woman is a willing participant in her brother's games.

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Terms They Don't Teach You in Girl Scouts

by Erin Barker

A friendship stands the test of time.

A House Divided

by Annie Duke

A poker player learns perseverance from her parents.

Giulia Rozzi

Giulia Rozzi is a New York City-based comedian, writer and actress raised in Boston by two adorable Italian immigrants. She's appeared on VH1, MTV, CNN, and has written for Bust, Playgirl, The New York Post, and The Huffington Post. She is the cohost of the show Stripped Stories.

Just One Song?

by Giulia Rozzi

A recently married woman finds strength in a talent she didn't know she had.

Robert Weinstein

Robert Weinstein is a Brooklyn-based librarian, who dabbles in bookmobiles and pop-up libraries, who loves general mayhem that accompanies working with the public.

Lessons from the Perry Como Sundae Bar

by Robert Weinstein

Robert Weinstein visits his grandmother in a nursing home and takes her dancing in the recreation room.

Sherman "O.T." Powell

Sherman "O.T." Powell spent forty years as a pickpocket. He has been interviewed as an expert in the dated art by reporters for NPR, Slate Magazine, and other publications. O.T. is a graduate of the Moth Community Program and is writing an autobiography.

Cocktails in Attica

by Sherman "O.T." Powell

A young man tries to make ends meet in one of the world's toughest prisons.

Jeffrey Solomon

Jeffrey Solomon is a writer and performer and a proud GrandSLAM winner.

The Battle of Temple Beth-El

by Jeffrey Solomon

A boy's Bar Mitzvah becomes a family battle ground.

Jay Dixit

Jay Dixit writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Rolling Stone, and is former Senior Editor at Psychology Today. He's currently working on his first book, Love Vs. Brain.

My Father's Love

by Jay Dixit

Jay Dixit feels alienated from his father but makes a connection during an airport layover.

Josh Blau

After twenty years of dealing with the IRS and the Department of Labor, coupled with the early childhood trauma of abruptly moving to Israel from Yonkers with his family at the age of 9 and then moving to Miami at 13, Josh Blau, a Manhattan CPA, has decided it's time to share his tales of woe with the world. He and his wife are raising five children, including 8-year old triplets, here in Manhattan. He's always under a lot of stress.

Three of a Kind

by Josh Blau

A father gets some unexpected news.