Join The Moth for a collection of the best "love hurts" stories. Part Two of this compilation represents some of the best stories, recorded live, from our Mainstage Series, Stories at The Moth, which is held monthly in New York City and occasionally beyond.Featured storytellers include:
Cindy Chupack, the author of The Between Boyfriends Book: A Collection of Cautiously Hopeful Essays. She was a writer/executive producer for HBO's Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series, Sex and the City.
Jeffery Rudell, The Moth's 2003 StorySLAM Champion. In 2005 his definition of "reality" changed dramatically when he appeared as a contestant on the NBC series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.
Lauren Slater, the author of Opening Skinner's Box, Prozac Diary, and five other books, the latest of which is Blue Beyond Blue: Extraordinary Tales for Ordinary Dilemmas.
Ari Handel, who received his Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2000 before abandoning his budding career in science to co-write the 2006 film, The Fountain. He is currently writing and developing new projects.
Meg Wolitzer's seven novels include The Position and The Wife. Her fiction has also appeared in Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prizes.
Mike Daisey has been called "the master storyteller" by the New York Times for his monologues. He's an author, monologist, playwright, commentator, and professional dilettante.