Posts Tagged ‘the oberon’
The curtain raised on peeing with girls
I was at a Moth StorySLAM in Cambridge last week and I found myself in a gender-neutral restroom, which I have used many, many times. Men and women peeing in the same room. Stalls and urinals. It was a little surprising the first time I entered this restroom and encountered women, but two years later,…
Read MoreI went to the bathroom alongside a bunch of ladies, and something surprising happened.
I competed last night at a Moth StorySLAM at The Oberon in Cambridge, MA. The Oberon has two restrooms. When I started performing there in 2013, these restrooms were identified by placards as “Men” and “Women.” About a year ago, the “Men” and “Women” placards were replaced with placards that read “All Gender.” Since then,…
Read MoreI won a Moth StorySLAM, and that wasn’t the best part of the night. Seriously.
I won a Moth StorySLAM at The Oberon Theater in Cambridge on Tuesday night. I managed to win from first position, which isn’t easy. I’ve won 13 Moth StorySLAMs in the last three years, but I’ve never won after having to go first. Few storytellers do. I was excited. Thrilled, even, But winning was not…
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