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GrandSlam: My Storytelling Journey Continues
It’s been one of my bucket list items to tell a story at the Moth’s StorySlam. After years of thinking about it, I finally did it in December 2023. Much to my surprise, I won. Because of that, I was invited to tell another story at the GrandSlam at the Huntington Theater in Boston on Read more
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Tribute to my mother-in-law, Theresa Arthur (November 22, 1937 – March 10, 2025)
Yesterday, we said our final goodbyes to my mother-in-law, Theresa Arthur, the family matriarch. She lived a life of love, strength, and service. She was 87. Read more
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My First Christmas Turkey Dinner
I organized a storytelling event at our local community center, 19 Carter, over the last Thanksgiving weekend. I was one of the storytellers, and the theme of the day was “Family and Holiday”. My story was about the first time me and my family had a Christmas Turkey dinner in the early 1980s. I wasn’t Read more
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Not-so-humble brag: I’m a StorySlam Champion!
Look what just came to my inbox: the recording of my StorySlam performance a couple of months ago, at the WBUR CitySpace in Boston! After years of listening to The Moth Radio Hour, I finally mustered up enough courage to go see the StorySlam live event — and put my name in the hat for a chance to Read more
Writing is self-exploration, and a celebration of language. I write to understand who I am. I write to (hopefully) create something beautiful. I write, therefore I am.
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