Previous Shows

July 8th, 2010

Mimi Nguyen started off the night write by telling a tale about the terrors of bra shopping.
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Melissa Ackerman shared a story about how she once jumped out of plane of her own free will.



Featured performer James Berg told us how he was comforted after 9/11 by a drug addict offering free haircuts.  Click here to see video of this story.



Featured performer Jennifer Peepas convinced us that haunted house mummies are hot.




June 3rd, 2010

Open mic participant Joe Wintraub shared his
translation of an Italian short story.



Michael Van Kerckhove told us why you shouldn't confide in your lunch lady.



Featured performer Mary Dean Cason took us back to the old south.



Featured performer Jennifer Peepas told us what it's like to date a man who speaks in italics.



May 6th, 2010

Open mic participant Cheryl McPhilimy told us how a hippie saved her from a violent roommate.



We learned now the internet fails us all at 2AM.



Featured performer Shannon Cason told us why we should be nice to our neighbors.



Dana Norris told us what really happens in the back of the bus.




April 1st, 2010

Joan Lipschutz started out the night with a story confessing that yes, women do look at men's crotches.



Fred Reuland shared a comic monologue about what happens when you don't give a 5 year old narcissit the lead role in your play.



Jennifer Peepas laid some truth on us: there is such a thing as the Darth Vadar boyfriend. 



Dana Norris shared why wanting to get married really really badly may not be a valid concern.



March 11th, 2010

We were joined by some friends from another story-telling series, Essay Fiesta, (www.essayfiesta.com) and our featured performers shared stories of heartbreak and Elvis.

Alyson Lyon from Essay Fiesta revealed why, exactly,
it is that pimpin' ain't easy.



Keith Ecker told us why Friends,  the most beloved sitcom of the 90s, was bullshit.



Gisella Faggi shared a story involving cheek blood and love.



James Beard told us what Elvis thinks when he picks up a hitchhiker.



Dana Norris told us the reason bosses hate efficient employees.



February 11th, 2010

Our second themed show was on the topic "Valentine's Day and Why It May Suck."

Shannon Cason, recent Moth StorySLAM winner, told us a story of he-said, she-said. You can find more of his stories at www.shannoncason.com.



Featured Performer Caryn Berman shared a story of love on Lincoln Ave.



Featured Performer Jennifer Peepas told us what it's like to make out with a mummy in a haunted house.



Dana Norris told us about what it's like to be 14 years old and a perpetual third wheel.




January 7th, 2010

We started the New Year with our first theme show: all of the featured performances dealt with the post-holiday blues
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Dana Norris posited her theory that Christmas is really about lying to children.



Evan Clossin told us a story from the point-of-view of a Christmas tree.  A lonely, vengeful Chrimstas tree.



Jennifer Peepas explained why she'd rather spend Christmas at the movies than with her family.



November 1st, 2009

Fred Reuland shared a fictional short story about a boy dealing with his family during a summer vacation.



Harz Sondericker told us the true story of the
coolest person he ever met.



Dana Norris warned us about why she can never again see the movie "The Age of Innocence."



October 4th, 2009

Tom Reilly told us about how he once disposed of a glow-in-the-dark sacred of heart of Jesus.



JC Aevolitis told us a story about spending his Sunday mornings working at a small, southern radio station.



September 13th, 2009

Gisella Faggi told us about game of doctor
that didn't go so well.



Jennifer Peepas told us a true story about what happens when you lie in your diary.



August 2nd, 2009

Evan Clossin related the scariest tale ever told. It involved a man with a rubber arm.



Fred Reuland shared a story about how difficult it can be to be a folk singer.



Dana Norris told a story about the time she interviewed to be a Mary Kay lady.  Accidentally.