“In writing you work towards a result that you won’t see for years, and can’t be sure you’ll ever see. It takes stamina and self-mastery and faith. It demands those things of you, then gives them back with a little…
I had the idea for a holiday-themed issue of the zine for a few weeks but I was having trouble writing it. I’d asked my mom to send me some Christmas memories from her childhood. I figured it would be…
“Storytelling is about taking the puzzle pieces of narrative and arranging them so they have meaning.” Janet Burroway, Writing Fiction I had the opportunity to film a super fun how-to video at Concordia University using their new Learning Glass Studio….
When I lived in Minneapolis, I was lucky enough to participate in the Story Club series. It was always a great mix of open mic and curated storytellers from around the Twin Cities with an occasional out of town guest….
I’ve been trying to write a memoir for about six years. When I say trying, I mean I’ve been tossing the idea around in my mind, writing outlines, gathering research, interviewing family members, and fruitlessly trying to combine my existing…
My dream came true in December 2019. My story from the 2014 Moth MainStage show in Denver played on The Moth Radio Hour! The Moth Radio Hour not only airs on over 500 radio stations, reaching about 1 million listeners,…
“Oculus Sinister” by Taylor Tower This essay was published on nerve.com in November 2011. The site has since disappeared so here it is. I am a lazy-eyed woman. My condition is called third nerve palsy, which is a pretty terrible…
Since moving back to Montréal, I’ve performed in Confabulation twice. It feels good to be back at home with my storytelling family. Confabulation is where I started telling stories on stage for the first time and it has totally changed…
I’ve been working on this story for a few years now. I performed it once before with what I think now was a very confusing structure. I think this version gets as close as ever to what I’m trying to…
I’ve been waiting to post this because I am hoping to make it onto The Moth Radio Hour. I figure waiting around for that to happen is silly since I am so proud of this story and really want to…
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