She was educated at the Con Born in Hong Kong to a Singaporean doctor and staff nurse who then returned to the country, Leonora Liow Kim Choo is a Singaporean writer. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. CATHERINE BURNS is artistic director of The Moth and the editor of The Moth: 50 True Stories and The Moth Presents All These Wonders. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. “The Moths” is a short story written by Helena Maria Viramontes.It was first published in 1985 in Viramontes’ first book, The Moths and Other Stories, by Arte Publico Press in Houston, Texas. While I remain somewhat puzzled as to why women remain under-represented in the most popular The Moth stories, perhaps I can help a little by sharing the 5 most popular The Moth Stories featuring women speakers. My friend the nun is shocked, I think, by the work … but she is reading it too, in her Italian cloister.

Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions in January 2012. Happily, the first video, featuring Kimberly Reed, has cracked the … Liow is married to a lawyer and has two grown daughters. 63.5k Followers, 617 Following, 1,507 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from The Moth (@mothstories) Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. ‘I skim the serious American journals where I send work, but I actually read The Moth and I aspire to it. The Moth's Global Community Program develops and elevates true, personal stories from extraordinary individuals in the global south. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. An international art and literature magazine from Ireland, featuring poetry, fiction, art & interviews. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. 'Moth Stories' (2015) is her debut collection. By honoring a broad range of individual experiences, we believe we can challenge dominant narratives, deepen connection, and create a …