What's at stake?
The story I’ve been telling, the one that after three chapters is not yet finished, is the one I told during the Moth GrandSLAM event I was part of in October 2019. I felt fine telling the story that night. It was hands down my favorite storytelling experience for me personally. That had everything to do with the size of the room and the honor of just being invited.
It wasn’t, however, anywhere close to the best story of the night or the best story I’ve ever told. For more than two years I’ve been pondering why. Last night, attending another Moth GrandSLAM in the same building, I believe it dawned on me why. It can be summed up in one word.
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