Lauren Slater

Lauren Slater is the author of, most recently, Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed our Minds (Little, Brown).  Her works have been selected for Best American Essays eight times and she won a 2019 Pushcart Prize for Best of the Small Presses. Her books have been translated into 24 languages. A 2004 recipient of a National Endowment For The Arts grant  and a Knight Science Fellow at MIT, Slater lives and writes on her farm in Fitchburg, MA.

Joe Limone

A Boston native, Joe lived in New York before settling in Connecticut with his family. Joe is a two-time Moth slam winner and one-time Grand Slam Champion. Joe's stories evolve the way he lived them, from Boston's streets to his corporate lawyer office.

The Magic Nail

by Joe Limone

Two childhood friends fulfill an obligation as Red Sox fans.

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels is one third of the trailing-blazing rap group Run-DMC. In 2006, he released a solo album titled Checks, Thugs and Rock 'n Roll and also cofounded The Felix Organization which supports children in the foster care system. He has been inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame and was the subject of the recent documentary DMC: Walk This Way.

Angel

by Darryl "DMC" McDaniels

An angel brings a hip hop superstar back from the brink.

Franny's Last Ride

by Mike DeStefano

Mike struggles with how to give support to his wife, who is dying in hospice.

Stephanie Summerville

Stephanie Summerville is a musical theatre performer living in New York. She is a singer with the Secret City, an Obie Award-winning art salon held monthly at Dixon Place. She is also a proud graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and an alum of the NY Shakespeare Festival Lab at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.

Life Support

by Stephanie Summerville

Returning home to small-town Indiana, a young woman finds work caring for an unlikely (and challenging) patient.

Terence Mickey

Terence Mickey, a writer and storyteller, teaches individuals and organizations how to craft their stories. Through the Moth Community Program and Moth Corporate, he's lead trainings and workshops for Mass Mutual, MSL Group, and Palladia, one of New York City's largest social services agencies, as well as others. He's currently finishing a novel, The Gleaners.

One Family's Garbage

by Terence Mickey

A young man struggles with his role in the family's sanitation business.

Todd Hanson

Todd Hanson is a 20-year man at The Onion, America's Finest News Source, where he has worked since 1990 and gotten paid since 1997. Born and raised in the midwest, he now lives in the beautiful borough of Brooklyn with his two cats, James Boswell and Dr. Samuel Johnson.

The Triumph of Apathy

by Todd Hanson

A veteran of The Onion recounts his slacker twenties and the life-altering moment that shaped his personality.

Jonathan Ames

Jonathan Ames is the creator of the HBO show Bored to Death. He is also the author of eight books, including Wake Up, Sir! and The Extra Man. He's a frequent Moth storyteller and host.

The Duel

by Jonathan Ames

Ames is eager to defeat his “inner loser” and strives to win a high-stakes fencing match.

Dan Savage

Daniel Keenan "Dan" Savage is an American author, media pundit, journalist and newspaper editor. Savage writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love. Find his podcast, Savage Lovecast, every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage.

Not That Kind of Gay

by Dan Savage

A father comes to terms with his new role as a dog owner.

Till Death or Homosexuality Do Us Part

by Cindy Chupack

A woman learns that her husband "thinks he might be gay."

Fear of Squat

by Simon Doonan

An 80's obsession gets a window dresser into trouble.

Funny That Way

by Dina Pearlman

An aspiring actress spends a summer dating a comedian whom she does not like nor find funny.

Jon Levin

Jon Levin is currently working on a satirical memoir while making a living in the television industry.