Petina Gappah

Petina Gappah is a Cambridge, University-educated lawyer and writer. Her first book, the critically-acclaimed short story collection An Elegy for Easterly won the Guardian First Book Award in 2009.

Birth of a Nation

by Petina Gappah

Social upheaval in the early days of Zimbabwe.

Evan Kleiman

Evan Kleiman has been the host of Good Food on KCRW in LA since 1997.

Caution: Eating

by Evan Kleiman

The trials of opening a restaurant are overtaking her life, but then a piece of tomato nearly kills her.

Chris Fischer

Chris Fischer is a farmer and chef who grew up spending time on his grandfather’s farm on Martha’s Vineyard. There he learned how to tend the family cows, and raise the vegetables and flowers that were sold at their farm stand. Chris now runs Beetlebung Farm with his cousins, nephews, and nieces.

Food

by Chris Fischer

The son of a farmer leaves Chilmark and travels the world, eventually becoming a successful chef. He returns home to start his own restaurant and serves the Obamas.

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The Moth Community Program provides the space, tools  and expertise for people to practice the art and craft of personal storytelling.  We partner with community organizations, cultural institutions and non-profits to host workshops that inspire confidence and self-reflection and deepen connections within and between communities.

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Kambri Crews

A young woman discovers the truth about the relationship between her deaf parents.

Nice Shot, Kid

by Tara Clancy

In Kindergarten, Tara Clancy gets made fun of for her mole until she just can't take it anymore.

Kodi Witty

Kodi Witty is an Arts Management major at Purchase College in New York. Kodi has participated with The Moth since fall of 2011 and believes telling her story can encourage others to tell theirs too.

Back to New York

by Kodi Witty

A young woman is forced to make a hard decision when her mother decides to move.

Paul Bacon

Backseat Cop

by Paul Bacon

An unauthorized nap puts a police officer in a compromising position.

Robert Ooghe

Burningman in Blue

by Robert Ooghe

At his first epic Burning Man Robert loses his sandals at a special ceremony.

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