Origin
Every friendship starts one fateful day. And in 1982, it probably involved a sarcastic cat and his stupid sidekick.
Fritzy, Daria, and Me: Story 3
When In Rome
"What I minded was being treated like a single, middle-aged woman... being patronised with the title “Dottoressa” - as if suggesting that I am an educated woman is a compliment, not just a statement of fact." Me at The Moth in Melbourne, Australia, May 2022. Five minute true story, no notes.
Making Waves
"And what was later described, I think unfairly, as “a feral horde” grabbed their cardboard swords, and streamed out of the room." Me at The Moth Grand Slam in Melbourne, August 2024.
Maybe
Damn, I hate crying.
Damn, I hate hating.
What do I love? Don’t look around. Don’t love what you’ve lost.
But do I love it?
Maybe I’m not in love with a 1960’s yellow brick three bedroom, one bathroom with a newer extension master bedroom and ensuite.
Fritzy, Daria, and Me: Story 2
Pride
When I taught 4th and 5th grade I was supposed to teach the curriculum. Mostly, I just wanted to have fun and make sure I eventually had a quiet life. Me at The Moth in Melbourne, Australia, June 2023. Five minute true story, no notes.
Vices
"When I was 13, a vice was anything that your parents told you not to do. And it was everything that the cool girls did."
Me at The Moth in Melbourne, Australia, January 2023. Five minute true story, no notes.
Glint
"This was the coldest spring in Iceland in 25 years. What the hell was I thinking? Mostly I was thinking I wanted to get away from that voice in my head that said I'd screwed up my life..."
Me at The Moth Grand Slam in Portland, Oregon, October 2023.
Unprepared
Trios aren't supposed to work.
“Trios are the most sinister and manipulative friend groups,” our sociology professor had said, “especially in females,” he added, as if female humans had more in common with female sea turtles than they did with male humans.
Fritzy, Daria, and Me: Story 1
Winnie-Ille-Pooh
A spoken story of a teenage girl's loves and hates. And her mother.
Me at The Moth in Melbourne, April 2022. Five minute true story, no notes.
Beg, Borrow, Steal
Lady Karma won't give a gawky teen a break!
Me at The Moth in Portland, Oregon, January 2020. Five minute true story, no notes.
Nothing A Shot Of Whiskey Won’t Fix
Four random prompts become a story about what we refuse to inherit.
[POV: 3rd person omniscient]
The Olympian Book Club
It was a simple grocery run until someone invoked the pantheon.
With friends like these...
[POV: 1st person]
Letter from Portland
When white is black, but only for a few hours, and with donuts. Political opinion. Really? A humanitarian opinion, but here we are...
[POV: 1st person essay]