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The Moth: The Robbery

By Matthew Dicks | May 18, 2017 |

In March of last year, I told this story at the Brooklyn Academy of Music about an armed robbery that I experienced in 1993. It was the hardest story I’ve ever told but also one of the most important for me. Post traumatic stress disorder is a serious problem for many of our veterans returning…

The best worst magic show ever

By Matthew Dicks | March 23, 2016 |

Last week I told a story for The Moth at the beautiful Brooklyn Academy of Music about the armed robbery that I survived back in 1993. The story opened with an anecdote about a magic show that had taken place just a few days prior to telling the story. I managed to record a little…