The Moment
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The Moment

Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Moment

Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure

About this book

From the creators of Six-Word Memoirs comes The Moment, a collection of personal stories from writers both famous and obscure revealing how a single instant changed their lives forever. An innocuous decision, an unforeseen accident, a chance conversation, a tag sale, a terrorist strike, a tweet . . . sometimes all it takes is a single moment to redirect the course of an entire life. In the tradition of Smith magazine’s Not Quite What I Was Planning and the sensational Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak—and in the spirit of StoryCorps, the Moth, and This American LifeThe Moment unveils everyday people’s inner lives in narratives of all shapes and sizes, with stories from six to 1,000 words, photographs, comics, illustrations, handwritten letters, and more. It’s enough to change your life forever.

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Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780061719653
eBook ISBN
9780062099211
Topic
History
Subtopic
Art General
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: Moment to Moment: Larry Smith
  6. Flash: Caroline Paul
  7. Chalk Face: A. J. Jacobs
  8. Shot: Dean Karnazes
  9. The Envelope: Mo Clancy
  10. Love in a Time of Illness: Diane Ackerman
  11. Subdued by Stroke: Paul West
  12. Table Time: Laurie David
  13. Tattoo: Summer Pierre
  14. The Killer in Me: Michael Paterniti
  15. To Worry: Amy Sohn
  16. Near Miss: Kirk Citron
  17. Mom’s Favorite Movie of All Time: Craig A. Williams
  18. A Piece: Melissa Etheridge
  19. Unexpected Pleasure: Jonathan Papernick
  20. Someday: Michael Forster Rothbart
  21. No Consolation: Neal Pollack
  22. Checkpoints: Alaa Majeed
  23. The Assignment of My Life: Ruth Gruber
  24. Make Love, Not War: Jeremy Toback
  25. Thank You, Lionel Richie: Matt Dojny
  26. Assembly: Vivian Chum
  27. The Calling: Baratunde Thurston
  28. Missed Call: Annie Leahy
  29. Wicked Start: Gregory Maguire
  30. Momento Mori: Adam Theron-Lee Rensch
  31. The Secret Life of Parents: Elizabeth Gilbert
  32. John Updike Sent Me a Fan Letter (Once): Steve Almond
  33. C-Listed: Mary Elizabeth Williams
  34. 5RLG375: Chris Sacca
  35. My Blue Sticky by Fiona Maazel
  36. Lives: Tao Lin
  37. Teachable Moment: Bill Ayers with Ryan Alexander-Tanner
  38. Disappointment: Nevenka Kurjakovic
  39. Divine Intervention: Dan Goggin
  40. Poem for the Moment: Matthew Zapruder
  41. Mr. Criche: Dave Eggers
  42. Cornrows: Lori Sabian
  43. Dancing, in Green, to Ravel: Ellen O’Connell
  44. Fluke: Danny Davis
  45. Persephone: Micah Toub
  46. Trash: Rigoberto González
  47. Gonzo Girl: Cheryl Della Pietra
  48. Rimshot: Josh Axelrad
  49. Take the Wheel: Piper Kerman
  50. Black Like Me: Haylee Harrell
  51. The Night My Mother Refused to Cook Dinner: Michael Castleman
  52. Horns: Shalom Auslander
  53. What Would Roland Do?: Benjamin Percy
  54. Fearless Flyer: Ashley Van Buren
  55. Hobo Beginnings: Dale Maharidge
  56. Adopting My Son: Christoph Marshall
  57. Adopting My Dad: Eddie Comacho
  58. Running: Mira Ptacin
  59. At First Sight: L. Nichols
  60. Piazza San Marco: Julian Voloj
  61. First Kiss: Scott Muska
  62. The Crüe: Sara Lovelace
  63. Uncaged: Alan Rabinowitz
  64. To the Rescue: Ellen Sussman
  65. The Shed: Colin Nissan
  66. Curtain Call: Attila Kalamar
  67. Photo Finish: Kimberly Rose
  68. True Calm: Laura Cathcart Robbins
  69. Wally and Beaver: Jeff Church
  70. The Sign: Caitlin Roper
  71. The Thin Envelope: Sascha Rothchild
  72. Liner Notes: Elizabeth Jayne Liu
  73. If I Don’t Die Today, I Will Marry Kristin Moore: Aaron Huey
  74. Boot Camp: Wes Moore
  75. Sunset Strip: Christine MacDonald
  76. Truth, Lies, and Audiotape: Dan Baum
  77. Stage Direction: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
  78. February 12, 2009, 9:14 a.m.: Daniel DiClerico
  79. Balls Out: James Cañón
  80. Marooned: Kristen Cosby
  81. Meeting Allen Ginsberg: Steve Silberman
  82. Those Old Keys: Alan Cheuse
  83. Mission Accomplished: Brian Evenson
  84. Tell Me How This Ends: Patrick Callahan
  85. Keepsake: Jennifer Egan
  86. E-3: October 25, 1986: Molly Lawless
  87. Landing: Paul Miller
  88. The Verdict: Byron Case
  89. Nine Lives: Peter Kuper
  90. My Front Line: Jessica Lutz
  91. Instructions: Julie Metz
  92. 2.10.01: Julia Halprin Jackson
  93. The Bloodless Coup: Deborah Copaken Kogan
  94. Crying for Their Dog: Richard Ferguson
  95. The Quest: Ramona Pringle
  96. Early Dismissal: Robin Wasserman
  97. Burning Up: Qraig R. de Groot
  98. Maiden Days: Judy Collins
  99. Just a Man: Nadja Cada
  100. Motherless: Tamara Pokrupa-Nahanni
  101. The Ripple Effect: Anthony Doerr
  102. Positively 93rd Street: Matthew Leader
  103. Smack Talk: Melissa Febos
  104. Firecracker: Arthur Suydam
  105. The Silver Harmonica: Andrew D. Scrimgeour
  106. Denial: Kathy Ritchie
  107. Mercy: Steve Anthony Leasure
  108. The Hidden Dangers of Blood Magic: Robert Joseph Levy
  109. Blogging Toward Oblivion: Emily Steinberg
  110. Tucked Away: Hope Rehak
  111. Trusting Eyes: Jami Kempen
  112. Ingress/Egress: Jessica Anya Blau
  113. Punchlines and Knockouts: Patrick Sauer
  114. Head Case: Noah Scalin
  115. In Pursuit of Optimism: Tony Schwartz
  116. Far Side: Katie Killacky
  117. Family Jewels: Gillian Gaub
  118. Grandma’s Dildo: Sara Barron
  119. Oprah Calling: Ray Richmond
  120. Vietnam, Revisited: Karol Nielsen
  121. Conversation with My Dad: Ashley Allen
  122. Season’s Greetings: Ellen Jantzen
  123. Revisionist History: Catherine Gilbert Murdock
  124. Forgiven: Jennifer Thompson
  125. Second Chance: Jerry Ma
  126. Moving On: Mary Valle
  127. Four Long Years: Dar Wolnick
  128. Birth: John B. Carnett
  129. The Moth and the Window: Stephen Tobolowsky
  130. Tomorrowland: Rebecca Woolf
  131. More Moments…
  132. Acknowledgments
  133. Contributors
  134. About the Author
  135. Praise
  136. Also by Larry Smith and SMITH Magazine
  137. Credits
  138. Copyright
  139. Back Ad
  140. About the Publisher