Jeff Simmermon says:
I've been performing at The Moth, a spoken word/storytelling non-profit with arms in NYC and LA. Essentially, folks perform a 5-minute story (without reading or notes) based on a theme. It's rated like figure-skating — with teams of judges awarding scores like "9.5" or "8.0". They have the second-largest podcast on iTunes right now, too.
So anyway — in 2003, I met a woman online. She was from Western Australia, I was living in Richmond, VA. I ended up selling all my stuff and flying over there to meet her in person. Here's the story.
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