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25 Things: The Stories You Didn't Know You Had stories storytelling tips

Years ago, my friend Kate sent me a message entitled ā€œ25 Thingsā€ via Facebook. It included a list of 25 random facts about her and a request for me to reciprocate.
I suspect it was a meme of some sort ...

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Storytime with Matthew Dicks: The Magic Window stories

Join me in this captivating recount of a day on the golf course turned into a lesson in life and storytelling. Discover how a series of decisions led to unexpected outcomes, teaching valuable lessons ...

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She Held My Hand stories

Years ago, someone asked my wife, Elysha, when she first started falling in love with me.

Thankfully, I was standing beside her when this question was asked.Ā 

My assumption, of course, was that she ...

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Jello, Diet Coke, and a Reminder About Being Different newsletters stories storytelling tips

The best gift that I received, and the one that can teach us all something important was this:

A can of my favorite beverage - Diet Coke - encased in jello.

The best thing about this gift:

It someh...

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Effective communication often requires you to do what others are not newsletters stories storytelling tips

I had just settled into my seat, preparing for the second leg of my flight from Hartford to Victoria, British Columbia, when the pilot emerged from the cockpit and introduced himself to us. He told us...

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My three greatest acts of storytelling cruelty stories storytelling tips

I like to think that I have been a supportive and positive force on the thousands of storytellers who I have performed alongside over the years, but I've also had moments when my judgment and disposit...

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She loved me first for my storytelling stories storytelling tips

Iā€™ve been working on a story for The Moth about the beginning of my relationship with my wife and some of the more uncharacteristically awkward and foolish decisions that I made in those early days. I...

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Meeting the needs of the audience "HINGES" on Storytelling stories storytelling tips

Ā A friend of mine was recently debating about how she should respond to a man on Hinge - a dating app - who had just liked her photo.

  • Casual but interested?
  • Flirty and fun?
  • Short and sweet?
  • Caut
  • ...
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Homeless and the Goat: Boston Moth StorySLAM stories

Moth StorySLAM at the Oberon Theater in Boston, MA on April 29, 2015. The theme of the night was Save. I finished in first place.

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Anonymous - NYC Moth GrandSLAM stories

Moth GrandSLAM at The Highline Ballroom on July 17, 2012. The theme of the night was Fall From Grace. I finished in second place.

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The Robbery: Moth Mainstage stories

Moth Mainstage at The Brooklyn Academy of Music on March 10, 2016.

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