The Moth: This Is a True Story

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The sounds of muezzin that float across the city are soothing, the air is soft with the scent of jasmine and rose, and conversations are strewn with quotes from Tagore. At least, that’s how the first half of Moth reads. However, this is as much a story of the riving of naivety as it is about the loss of innocence, and partition’s agonies go abruptly from being a political tragedy, discussed over supper, to a source of intense personal anguish. Meanwhile, a “shattered” Delhi fills with displaced souls. For the first time in print, celebrated storytelling phenomenon The Moth presents fifty spellbinding, soul-bearing stories selected from our extensive archive (eighteen years-plus years and 20,000-plus stories strong). Inspired by friends telling stories on a porch, The Moth was born in small-town Georgia, garnered a cult following in New York City, and then rose to national acclaim with the wildly popular podcast and Peabody Award– winning weekly public radio show, The Moth Radio Hour.

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The Moth covers a great number of years, much territory, many episodes, and studies the manners of a multiplicity of people and many aspects of human nature. An obvious attempt at a serious theme, The Moth flits too much; details weigh it down; it is too long—a failure of style and technique on the whole…most of Cain’s [best] stories, being concerned with a few characters over a short period of time, lend themselves to brevity.”—Novelist David Madden in James M. Cain (1970) [17]Agnes treats him with the mild contempt that has been modeled by her peers and family toward men of Robert's class. There have also been scandalous rumors spread about Robert before he arrived, and the staff treat him with skepticism in response to these rumors. The New British moth enthusiast's 'bible' - over 1600 high quality illustrations of more than 880 of the larger (macrolepidoptera) species. Reeves, Jim. "DAN CHOI SPEAKS AT THE MOTH, PORTLAND OREGON, JAN 18, 2010". Queerlandia.com. Queerlandia . Retrieved March 22, 2014. The Moth's live shows fall into several tiers of production, but each is dedicated to the art of unscripted, first-person storytelling. [1] [7] Every show has stories based on open-ended themes (Such as "Love Hurts," Holding on and Letting go," "Hot Mess," or "Conviction"). The fifty stories in this volume are drawn from the thousands told at The Moth events around the country. They are presented as originally told, with no notes, before an audience, with only the barest minimum of editing. As a devotee of The Moth, I heard many of the stories when they were broadcast, and this collection -- the first of many, I hope -- has some of my favorites. In most cases, after reading one, I think: "Wow. That's the quintessential Moth story!" And so on, throughout the book. :-)

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Skenazy, 1989 p. 109: See for “perfection” quote And p. 110: Cain’s “childhood epiphany [concerning] a moth.” For a longer look at natural selection and the story behind Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace’s theory, I have written a book especially for KS2 readers, published by Oxford University Press – The Misadventures of Charles Darwin. Have a look inside here. Gutelle, Sam (November 6, 2012). "Storytelling Series 'The Moth' Hosts Expansive YouTube Channel". Tubefilter.com. Tubefilter . Retrieved March 22, 2014.

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There are tales of saving lives, cheating death, losing at love, and winning at poker – proving that there’s nothing funnier, more surprising, or moving than other people’s true-life stories.” Madden, 1970 p. 63: “The Moth, Cain’s longest novel, is a character study…a picaresque novel of the Great Depression…” With the archives that The Moth has, I can't imagine it was easy to start to narrow down the tales. But more needed to be done. It weakened the best of the stories to share company with so many others, and when lines -- like "straight out of central casting" -- are repeated between tellers, the effect of a description becomes less powerful. Because of the breadth, I can't remember any of the individual tales. And the point of this is the power of the individual tale.

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In this book, the Moth team reveal the secrets of their time-honed process and use examples from beloved storytellers like Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Gilbert, Nikesh Shukla, Sarfraz Manzoor and more, to show you how to:You are a multitude of stories. Every joy and heartbreak, every disappointment and dizzying high, has the makings of an unforgettable story. Whether your goal is to deliver the perfect wedding toast, give a moving eulogy, ace a job interview or simply connect more deeply to those around you, The Moth is here to help. A leader in the modern storytelling movement, The Moth inspires thousands of people around the globe to share their stories each year. I stumbled across The Moth on my car radio one day and have been a fan ever since. The Moth is simply True Stories, Told Live. A stunning display of writing by pupils at Harrow Gate Academy, whose teachers used Moth as part of CLPE’s Power of Reading Anderson, Arison (November 25, 2008). "Salman Rushdie and the Legend of the Moth". The Huffington Post . Retrieved February 17, 2009.

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Beyond public speaking, The Moth team will help you present your most authentic self to the world—and tell stories that will forge lasting connections with coworkers, clients, friends,family and everyone in between.A huge welcome to everyone taking part in the Great Science Share for Schools! Here are some ideas and resources for exploring the wonderful world of moths in your classroom over the coming weeks: Lerner, Sarah (November 4, 2011). "The Moth Raises The Roof". ElectricLiterature.com. The Outlet . Retrieved March 22, 2014.