Family Roots

by Jillian Lauren

A woman finds an unexpected new family when she adopts a son

Pam Flowers

Pam Flowers is a writer and public speaker. Pam's 2500 mile trek across Arctic America was the longest solo dog sled trek by a woman in recorded history.

Alone Across The Arctic

by Pam Flowers

Pam Flowers attempts to cross the Arctic solo with a dog team.

Warren Holleman

Warren Holleman grew up in a farming community in eastern North Carolina, pretending not to listen to the wonderful stories his father, uncles, and other "old" people told him. It has recently dawned on him that now he is one of the "old people," re-telling those North Carolina stories and a few of his own.

The Briar Patch

by Warren Holleman

A Baptist man finds himself at a gay bar.

Bill Krieger

Bill Krieger was a Military Police Company Commander stationed in Mosul, Iraq. He was a First Lieutenant at the time.

Just a Little Bit

by Bill Krieger

A father being deployed to Iraq must find a way to explain it to his children.

Amy Klein

Amy writes the fertility diary column for The New York Times motherlode blog, and contributes to publications like Slate, Salon, and Newsweek.

The Matchmaking Rabbi

by Amy Klein

Amy Klein finally finds a husband after paying a man in Israel to lift a curse from her by Chanukah.

Alfonso Lacayo

Alfonso Lacayo is a theater major at DreamYard Preparatory School in the Bronx. He has been participating in The Moth at DYP since spring of 2013.

The Bad Haircut

by Alfonso Lacayo

A boy gets a bad haircut.

Christian Garland

Christian Garland is a theater major at DreamYard Preparatory School in the Bronx. He has been part of the Moth StorySLAM team at DYP since fall of 2013.

My Grandfather's Shoes

by Christian Garland

A preacher's kid steals collection plate money from his grandfather. 

Mona Simpson

Mona Simpson's novels include My Hollywood, A Regular Guy, Off Keck Road, The Lost Father and Anywhere But Here. Her books have won the Chicago Tribune's Heartland Prize, the Whiting Writer's Award and placed as finalist for the PEN/FAULKNER award. Her brand new novel, Casebook, is out now.

The Rubber Stamp

by Mona Simpson

A woman tries to figure out how to pay for college.

Etgar Keret

Etgar Keret is a writer who lives in Tel Aviv. He's best known for his short stories and graphic novels as well as his writing for tv and film.

My First Story

by Etgar Keret

A bad soldier learns to write from personal loss.

Molly Cameron

Molly Cameron is a writer and performer from the woods of New Hampshire now living in Astoria, NY. Her writing has been featured throughout the internet on sites like This Recording and Flavorwire. She is currently working on a memoir about the time she broke eight bones.

Almost Famous

by Molly Cameron

Molly Cameron tries to re-create a spontaneous moment for an album cover.

James Braly

James Braly is the first two-time winner of The Moth GrandSlam, a contributor to This American Life, and currently touring the country with his Off-Broadway hit Life In a Marital Institution (20 Years of Monogamy in One Terrifying Hour). James's memoir Life In a Marital Institution will be published in 2013 by St. Martin's Press.