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May 24

We’re so excited that we can finally announce this - we have a book coming out! The galleys just came in today and look amazing. Bigger announcement and Amazon link coming soon, but here are the Cliff Notes: It’s coming out September 3rd; There’s 50 stories told on our stage, transcribed and edited for your reading pleasure; Plus introductions by Adam Gopnik, George Dawes Green and The Moth’s artistic director, Catherine Burns. More info coming soon, but we couldn’t keep it to ourselves any longer!

We’re so excited that we can finally announce this - we have a book coming out! The galleys just came in today and look amazing.

Bigger announcement and Amazon link coming soon, but here are the Cliff Notes:

More info coming soon, but we couldn’t keep it to ourselves any longer!

“Let’s all remember to stop being so hard on ourselves forever” — Dan Kennedy (via thegreatmayhaps)

May 23

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Share a kitchen disaster with us. On Thanksgiving, our brined turkey could only fit in a bucket we used to chlorine for our pool. It was the BEST turkey we’d ever had!

Share a kitchen disaster with us.

On Thanksgiving, our brined turkey could only fit in a bucket we used to chlorine for our pool. It was the BEST turkey we’d ever had!

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May 21

This week’s podcast: A woman purchases her dream home but encounters unexpected difficulties. [Link]

This week’s podcast: A woman purchases her dream home but encounters unexpected difficulties.

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Tell us about a time you deceived, or had been deceived, by someone. I told a CIA agent that a person in a village in Latin America was not a guerilla fighter.

Tell us about a time you deceived, or had been deceived, by someone.

I told a CIA agent that a person in a village in Latin America was not a guerilla fighter.

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Anonymous asked: I have a story I've wanted to tell all my life, and that is my Life story. How can I tell my life story through The Moth?

There’s actually a couple of different ways! You’re welcome to come put your name in the hat at one of our open-mic StorySLAMs across the country - we randomly pick ten storytellers throughout the evening to come up on stage and share their stories.

You’re also welcome to use our pitch line if you’d like to tell a story on The Moth Mainstage, our curated and directed series.

But before you do any of that, though, check out our website for our special storytelling tips! 

jenny-jump-up: story slam was all up in our grill w some real ass emotion Stories are hardcore, yo.

jenny-jump-up:

story slam was all up in our grill w some real ass emotion

Stories are hardcore, yo.

May 20

Tell us about the most frustrating thing you lost out to someone else. Oh my god - Definitely that beautiful exit row seat, to that family of 3. #tallmanproblems

Tell us about the most frustrating thing you lost out to someone else.

Oh my god - Definitely that beautiful exit row seat, to that family of 3. #tallmanproblems

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May 19

This past week on The Moth Radio Hour: a man in the middle of a midlife crisis takes a terrifying parachute jump; an Iraq war veteran shares details of his battle back home; a woman sits at the bedside of her ailing father; a fireman tries to save two children; and a would-be Romeo laments the agony of platonic love. And after you’ve listened, check out the extras!

This past week on The Moth Radio Hour: a man in the middle of a midlife crisis takes a terrifying parachute jump; an Iraq war veteran shares details of his battle back home; a woman sits at the bedside of her ailing father; a fireman tries to save two children; and a would-be Romeo laments the agony of platonic love. And after you’ve listened, check out the extras!