Archive for January 2007

The Moth, and New Prompt

Posted to 400 Words News on 31 January 2007, with 5 comments so far.

Two nights ago, I had the good fortune to go to an event thrown by The Moth, New York City’s premier live-storytelling outfit.
The event was part of their StorySLAM series, in which ten brave individuals take to the stage to tell a true personal story, in under five minutes, to an audience of their peers. […]

205 Hudson Street

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 30 January 2007, with 2 comments so far.

by Sarah Silberman — Age 24 — Brooklyn, NY
The architecture firm where I worked as a receptionist was understaffed, and sometimes I escaped from behind my desk, littered with paper clips and tedium, and went uptown with the architects to document apartments. The first space I measured was a brownstone near the Natural History Museum. […]

Yesterday at the Lunch Table

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 29 January 2007, with 5 comments so far.

Ed. note: I always insist that I categorically don’t print poetry, so forgive the inconsistency — this one had a certain something I couldn’t pass up. Happy Monday, everyone.
by Lisa Westbrook — Age 46 — Memphis, TN
Yesterday at the lunch table
Sarah announced she’s going back to school.
She’s going to certify
As a sommelier.
Three levels of training, […]

Issue #1 is Sold Out!

Posted to 400 Words News on 27 January 2007, with no comments so far.

In 2005, when a freight truck pulled up to the front door of my apartment in Ithaca and disorged twenty-two boxes of the first issue of 400 Words — enough to completely line the living-room wall — it seemed impossible that I’d ever be rid of them all. (Not that I wanted to be. I’d […]