Anthony Giglio

Anthony Giglio is a wine and spirits expert, a writer, an educator, and a raconteur. He has a weekly column at details.com in the food and drink section.

Listen Here, Fancy Pants!

by Anthony Giglio

A white collar son makes peace with his blue collar father.

Kevin Boggs

Kevin Boggs comes to us through the storytelling show SpeakeasyDC. Kevin was a gifted storyteller and a prominent voice in the DC storytelling community.

A Country Boy's Journey

by Kevin Boggs

A college kid from a small town in Tennessee has a chance to see the world.

A Superhero Gets Sick

by Tim Manley

A man credits his mother and his imagination for keeping his spirits high while hospitalized.

Feminist Débutante Ball

by April Salazar

April goes to a pro-choice rally with her stepfather.

Diane Kastiel

Diane Kastiel is a writer who's done a lot of work in the non-profit sector, but has also completed the University of Chicago's Great Books program and studied improv at the Second City Conservatory. She is a frequent Moth StorySLAMmer.

Triste

by Diane Kastiel

A woman tries to resist comparing herself to her very fortunate sister. 

Flash Rosenberg

Flash Rosenberg is an "Attention-Span-for-Hire" who draws, photographs, writes and performs. She is artist in residence for LIVE from the NY Public Library where she live-draws discussions to create animated "Conversation Portraits". She is a recipient of a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship, and the first official photographer for The Moth.

Cents of Luck

by Flash Rosenberg

An artist connects with her father when he sends her coins he finds on the street.

Alvin Hall

Alvin Hall hosted the award-winning BBC series, Your Money or Your Life, on which he offered guidance to people about fixing their financial problems. In the US, he conducts classes about the investment markets for financial services organizations and contributes to NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin. He's the author of The Stock Market Explained, Your Money or Your Life, and the children's book Show Me the Money, has been published in over 20 foreign-language editions.

Beyond My Viewmaster Dreams

by Alvin Hall

A successful businessman reveals his childhood dream.

Piper Kerman

Piper Kerman is the author of the memoir Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prisonfrom Spiegel & Grau. The book has been adapted by Jenji Kohan into an Emmy Award-winning original series for Netflix.

Wall of Sound

by Piper Kerman

An inmate at a women’s prison describes the surprising value of an ordinary transistor radio.

Josh Axelrad

Josh Axelrad is a former professional blackjack player and has been barred from over 100 casinos in 15 states over the course of his career. He authored the memoir Repeat Until Rich, and his writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, The Guardian Online, The Nervous Breakdown, and elsewhere.

Lucky Ladies

by Josh Axelrad

A problem gambler with a destructive streak tells himself he can beat the odds…just one last time.

Anthony Swofford

Anthony Swofford is the author of the just-released memoir Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails. His other books are Jarhead and Exit A. He lives in Woodstock, New York with his wife Christa Parravani and their daughter.

The Actual Happy Ending

by Anthony Swofford

A troubled young man attempts to crack his father's code.

Laura Gershman

Laura Gershman lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has worked as a barista, freelance musician, adjunct college professor, receptionist, line cook, personal chef and is contemplating her next career move. She is a classically trained musician and plays oboe in a woodwind quintet in her spare time.

Talking with Strangers

by Laura Gershman

Two sisters are dropped off at the mall as part of their mother's elaborate ruse.