Each month’s show is based on a typical object – hats, wallets, cigarettes. Things that end up in a lost and found box. These things tell stories, whether lost memories or made-up tales. They reflect our lives, where we come from, and where we’re going.
 
The show is a creative meeting of the minds: we’ve featured authors, bloggers, actors, cabaret singers, magicians, comedians, travel writers, psychedelic gurus, TED talk speakers, Moth storytellers, burlesque performers, and even a ukulele player.
 
If you have a story that you want to share, take a look at their Submissions page, and send in your story.
 
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Robin Gelfenbien official site | Robin Gelfenbien on Twitter

Robin Gelfenbien is a NYC-based comedian, storyteller and writer.

As a storyteller, Robin has performed at The Moth, RISK!, Mortified and more. She is the creator of the podcastand live storytelling series, “Yum’s the Word,” that features her homemade ice cream cakes. The show has been named a Time Out New York Critic’s Pick, one of “5 Best Storytelling Series in New York” by CBS New York and Bon Appetit raved, “We love Yum’s the Word.”

Eytan Oren is the lead singer for Brooklyn indie pop band Eytan and The Embassy, whose viral video for the Motown-inspired song “Everything Changes” broke the world record for Most Costume Changes In A One-Take Music Video. The group’s newest single “Weekend Warrior” has also been featured in network TV shows like The Vampire Diaries and Trophy Wife.
 
As a performer, Eytan is a committed fan of audience participation— crowd members often end up dancing and playing cowbell on stage alongside the band. The group will be performing a free show at Rockwood Music Hall 2 on Friday, September 12 at 9pm.

Emily Rubin’s debut novel, Stalina, was published in January 2011 (Mariner Books). The novel was a pick from the Amazon Debut Novel Award Contest. Her fiction has also been published in the Red Rock Review, Confrontations, and HAPPY. She was the first recipient of the Sarah Verdone Writers Award, a finalist in the International Literary Awards and a Pushcart nominee. In 2005, she began producing Dirty Laundry: Loads of Prose, a reading series that takes place in laundromats around the United States. She teaches writing workshops at Beth Israel Hospital and University Settlement. She is at work on another novel and a hybrid fictional memoir based on her experiences homesteading a building during the 1980’s in the East Village.

Marc L Abbott is a novelist, playwright, short film director and storyteller. His written works include A Gamble of Faith, The Hooky Party and The Dead Syndicate. His short horror film, Snap, was an official selection at this year’s Coney Island Film Festival. He is a Moth StorySlam and GrandSlam winner and has been a featured storyteller at Tell It: Brooklyn, The Dump, What Are You Afraid Of, Barbershop Stories and BadyHOUSE Storytelling Concert Series. He currently has a one man show out called Of Cats and Men: A Storytellers Journey recently played at Q.E.D. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, he still calls the borough his home.
 
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Kiley Edgley is a blogger and former professional quiz writer. She was a regular contributor to Brokeassstuart.com and her work appeared in the book “Young Broke and Beautiful.” After growing up in the lush, green Pacific Northwest, she found herself craving concrete and asphalt and is now happily living in Brooklyn. Despite her general lack of coordination and athletic ability, Kiley really loves riding her bike. She writes about cultural observations, weird things that happen to her, and nonsense in general. Read them at her blog.

Daniel is a writer of surreal fiction, essays, and film reviews. His work has appeared in the New York Press, Cinespect, the L Magazine, and Rio Grande Review. He has performed at such venues as The Slipper Room, Cornelia Street Cafe, KGB Bar, The Bell House, and the Bowery Poetry Club.
 
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