Join The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization, for a collection of the best mothers and fathers stories. Part Two features stories by:Tony Hendra, an actor (This is Spinal Tap), screenwriter (The Great White Hype), author (The Messiah of Morris Avenue, Father Joe), editor (The National Lampoon), and editor-in-chief (Spy).
Edwin Lee Gibson, a writer and actor. In 2006 he received an Outstanding Performance Obie Award for his role in Will Power's The Seven. He is also a lecturer and educator on acting and race.
Bliss Broyard, the author of the collection of stories, My Father, Dancing, and the memoir, One Drop: My Father, His Family, and an Unusual Inheritance. Her stories have been anthologized in Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize Anthology.
Boris Timanovsky, who, when not telling stories, manages the development of financial software. He first told this story at a Moth StorySLAM.
Romy Ashby, the editor of Panther Books and Goodie magazine. She is the author of the cult novelette The Cutmouth Lady.
Joyce Maynard, the author of the memoir At Home in the World, and the novels To Die For, The Usual Rules, Internal Combustion, and others. She is also a journalist and can be heard on NPR.
With an introduction by Jonathan Ames.
