Join The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization, for a collection of the best mothers and fathers stories.Part One features stories by:
Adam Gopnik, author of Through the Children's Gate and the New York Times best-seller Paris to the Moon. He has been writing for the New Yorker since 1986.
Edgar Oliver, a legendary bohemian who lives on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He is the author of The Man Who Loves Plants as well as numerous poems and plays.
James Braly, the only two-time winner of the Moth GrandSlam. Stories from his show, "Life in a Marital Institution", have been featured on NPR, and at the Whitney Museum, the Long Wharf Theater, and the Moth National Tour.
Wanda Bullard, a veteran teacher who works with emotionally disordered students in Brunswick, Georgia. Most Sunday afternoons she hosts a cookout for all comers, including The Moth's founder, George Green. Telling stories on Wanda's porch was his inspiration to begin The Moth.
Anthony Griffith, an actor and comic who received an Emmy for his performance in Our Father. He's appeared on The Bernie Mac Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spike Lee's Tales from the Hood, and The Tonight Show, and is all over HBO and Comedy Central.
With an introduction by Jonathan Ames.
