Are you a sucker for oral storytelling?

Me too. I love the MOTH Radio Hour on NPR. Love it.

So, when I was visiting in the Bay Area, looking for somewhere to take my sister to repay her hospitality, I saw there was a MOTH Story Slam. No brainer. I got the tickets.

My sister is aware that, quiet and unassuming as I usually am, I sometimes do daring things.

Getting on a stage in front of a packed theatre and telling a story in 5 minutes or less is…daring.

My sister asked if I planned to tell a...