Penitentiary

by John Crotteau

A young man faces the fullest extent of the law.

Ed Koch

Edward Koch (1924-2013) served three terms as Mayor of New York, from 1978 to 1989. Mr. Koch is the author of numerous books including his most recent book entitled The Koch Papers: My Fight Against Anti-Semitism. He is currently a partner in the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP, hosts a Friday evening call-in radio program on Bloomberg AM 1130 WBBR and lectures around the country.

Standing Up

by Ed Koch

A young man from New York City stands up to his anti-Semitic platoon leader while in training for World War II.

Rashaunda Tyson

Rashaunda M. Tyson is from Hartford, CT. She joined the New York City Teaching Fellows program, which enabled her to receive a master's degree in secondary education from St. John's University. Rashaunda recently participated in The Moth workshop at her former place of employment, Bronx Preparatory High School.

Deborah Allen-Carr

Deborah Allen-Carr was a student at Bronx Preparatory Charter School and graduate of the The Moth Community Program.

George Washington, Gangsters, and Cookies

by Deborah Allen-Carr

A student learns what she won't give up for a friend.

Tetris

by Steve Zimmer

Coworkers become obsessed with a video game.

Oliver's Pink Bicycle

by James Braly

A three year old’s pink birthday wish makes a man consider the kind of father that he wants to be.

How To Draw A Nekkid Man

by Tricia Rose Burt

A burnt-out corporate executive tries to shake her A-type personality at art school.

Adam Fawer

Sirdeaner Walker

--  We recently learned that Sirdeaner Walker has passed away. We were awed by Sirdeaner's strength as a mother, an advocate and a storyteller. Her legacy lives on in the anti-bullying legislation she fought for and the numerous lives she touched. --

Sirdeaner Walker is an advocate who has traveled the country to talk about the need for anti-bullying laws and programs in schools. She was a board member and spokesperson for GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, and the Director of Homeless Programs at the Massachusetts Career Development Institute.

My Son Carl

by Sirdeaner Walker

The mother of a bullied teen tells the story of his suicide.

Aimee Mullins

Aimee Mullins is an athlete, model, actor and activist for women, sports and the next generation of prosthetics. She set a world record at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta, made her runway debut in London at the invitation of Alexander McQueen in 1999 and is a trustee for the Women’s Sports Foundation.

A Work In Progress

by Aimee Mullins

A double amputee explores her changing relationship with prosthetic legs.

Margot Leitman

Margot Leitman is a comedian and author of Gawky: Tales of An Extra Long Awkward Phase. She's the cohost of Stripped Stories at the UCB Theater, now touring nationally. Margot's most prized accomplishment remains winning $1,664 on The Price is Right.

A Very Tiny Grownup

by Margot Leitman

A young girl grows up too soon.

Laura Albert

Laura Albert is the author of Sarah, Harold's End, and the story collection The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, all published under the name JT LeRoy. Her writing has been published in The New York Times, The London Times, Spin, Interview, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Black Book, and many other publications worldwide. Albert wrote the original screenplay for Gus Van Sant's Elephant and has written for the HBO series Deadwood. She was born and raised in Brooklyn and now lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

My Avatar and Me

by Laura Albert

Laura Albert, better known as J.T. LeRoy, details her side of what became a major literary scandal.

Alexis Garcia

Alexis Garcia was a senior at Grace King High School in New Orleans.

A Young Mother's Resolve

by Alexis Garcia

A young mother deals with the implications.