The Boston Moth: Deception

[cris]

I had arrived at the event late, delayed by a fishtank, and the third storyteller had just finished up her turn on the stage. The venue was that old church in the South End that was now a community center. Friends have held events there in the past, and it's always a little interesting to see the way the place can wear different crowds. I had

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[sirendipity]

For 20 min prep, I think you did a pretty damn good job. Wish I could have heard it!

If you ever plan to do the Cantab, let me know. I'd love to come.

[cris]

oh, I don't think I'd ever be up for doing Cantab slams. My creativity left the world of poetry a long, long time ago.

[sirendipity]

Oh wait, not Cantab. Isn't there another local storytelling group that you sometimes go to? Or has it always been Moth?

Also read about the berries below. I think I made you eat berries and coconut milk for dessert once. Sorry about that!

[cris]

The other series that I go to is Massmouth though their season is finished. I am planning on going to watch their Championship round at the Coolidge next week though.

Also, no worries about the berries for dessert. I realize that my taste for them is highly subjective and I keep wanting to give them a fair chance; so I'm fine with giving it a go if a friend brings one as a contribution to dinner. I may, in the future, though, ask you to take it home with you rather than just keep it in my fridge. I know myself well enough to know that I won't get around to eating them on my own ;)

[badriyaz]

Thank you for being here. You are part of what makes this country live up to its potential, and I hope the powers that be recognize that.

On a less serious note, I love the observation about the fruit--I had never thought of that, but, says the woman who wrestled a pineapple into small pieces this morning, it's so true.

[cris]

heh, the flip side to my love for the apple is my eternal and lingering suspicion of the berry. The piquancy and density of flavor is just a little on the far side of alien for me. As silentq may confirm, I am ok with having blueberries or strawberries in a cooked or baked dish or as a jam, but raw berries on their own mixed with cream or yogurt are just weird, weird, weird for me.