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The Moment
Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure
- 368 pages
- English
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- 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 Life—The 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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Moment to Moment: Larry Smith
- Flash: Caroline Paul
- Chalk Face: A. J. Jacobs
- Shot: Dean Karnazes
- The Envelope: Mo Clancy
- Love in a Time of Illness: Diane Ackerman
- Subdued by Stroke: Paul West
- Table Time: Laurie David
- Tattoo: Summer Pierre
- The Killer in Me: Michael Paterniti
- To Worry: Amy Sohn
- Near Miss: Kirk Citron
- Mom’s Favorite Movie of All Time: Craig A. Williams
- A Piece: Melissa Etheridge
- Unexpected Pleasure: Jonathan Papernick
- Someday: Michael Forster Rothbart
- No Consolation: Neal Pollack
- Checkpoints: Alaa Majeed
- The Assignment of My Life: Ruth Gruber
- Make Love, Not War: Jeremy Toback
- Thank You, Lionel Richie: Matt Dojny
- Assembly: Vivian Chum
- The Calling: Baratunde Thurston
- Missed Call: Annie Leahy
- Wicked Start: Gregory Maguire
- Momento Mori: Adam Theron-Lee Rensch
- The Secret Life of Parents: Elizabeth Gilbert
- John Updike Sent Me a Fan Letter (Once): Steve Almond
- C-Listed: Mary Elizabeth Williams
- 5RLG375: Chris Sacca
- My Blue Sticky by Fiona Maazel
- Lives: Tao Lin
- Teachable Moment: Bill Ayers with Ryan Alexander-Tanner
- Disappointment: Nevenka Kurjakovic
- Divine Intervention: Dan Goggin
- Poem for the Moment: Matthew Zapruder
- Mr. Criche: Dave Eggers
- Cornrows: Lori Sabian
- Dancing, in Green, to Ravel: Ellen O’Connell
- Fluke: Danny Davis
- Persephone: Micah Toub
- Trash: Rigoberto González
- Gonzo Girl: Cheryl Della Pietra
- Rimshot: Josh Axelrad
- Take the Wheel: Piper Kerman
- Black Like Me: Haylee Harrell
- The Night My Mother Refused to Cook Dinner: Michael Castleman
- Horns: Shalom Auslander
- What Would Roland Do?: Benjamin Percy
- Fearless Flyer: Ashley Van Buren
- Hobo Beginnings: Dale Maharidge
- Adopting My Son: Christoph Marshall
- Adopting My Dad: Eddie Comacho
- Running: Mira Ptacin
- At First Sight: L. Nichols
- Piazza San Marco: Julian Voloj
- First Kiss: Scott Muska
- The Crüe: Sara Lovelace
- Uncaged: Alan Rabinowitz
- To the Rescue: Ellen Sussman
- The Shed: Colin Nissan
- Curtain Call: Attila Kalamar
- Photo Finish: Kimberly Rose
- True Calm: Laura Cathcart Robbins
- Wally and Beaver: Jeff Church
- The Sign: Caitlin Roper
- The Thin Envelope: Sascha Rothchild
- Liner Notes: Elizabeth Jayne Liu
- If I Don’t Die Today, I Will Marry Kristin Moore: Aaron Huey
- Boot Camp: Wes Moore
- Sunset Strip: Christine MacDonald
- Truth, Lies, and Audiotape: Dan Baum
- Stage Direction: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
- February 12, 2009, 9:14 a.m.: Daniel DiClerico
- Balls Out: James Cañón
- Marooned: Kristen Cosby
- Meeting Allen Ginsberg: Steve Silberman
- Those Old Keys: Alan Cheuse
- Mission Accomplished: Brian Evenson
- Tell Me How This Ends: Patrick Callahan
- Keepsake: Jennifer Egan
- E-3: October 25, 1986: Molly Lawless
- Landing: Paul Miller
- The Verdict: Byron Case
- Nine Lives: Peter Kuper
- My Front Line: Jessica Lutz
- Instructions: Julie Metz
- 2.10.01: Julia Halprin Jackson
- The Bloodless Coup: Deborah Copaken Kogan
- Crying for Their Dog: Richard Ferguson
- The Quest: Ramona Pringle
- Early Dismissal: Robin Wasserman
- Burning Up: Qraig R. de Groot
- Maiden Days: Judy Collins
- Just a Man: Nadja Cada
- Motherless: Tamara Pokrupa-Nahanni
- The Ripple Effect: Anthony Doerr
- Positively 93rd Street: Matthew Leader
- Smack Talk: Melissa Febos
- Firecracker: Arthur Suydam
- The Silver Harmonica: Andrew D. Scrimgeour
- Denial: Kathy Ritchie
- Mercy: Steve Anthony Leasure
- The Hidden Dangers of Blood Magic: Robert Joseph Levy
- Blogging Toward Oblivion: Emily Steinberg
- Tucked Away: Hope Rehak
- Trusting Eyes: Jami Kempen
- Ingress/Egress: Jessica Anya Blau
- Punchlines and Knockouts: Patrick Sauer
- Head Case: Noah Scalin
- In Pursuit of Optimism: Tony Schwartz
- Far Side: Katie Killacky
- Family Jewels: Gillian Gaub
- Grandma’s Dildo: Sara Barron
- Oprah Calling: Ray Richmond
- Vietnam, Revisited: Karol Nielsen
- Conversation with My Dad: Ashley Allen
- Season’s Greetings: Ellen Jantzen
- Revisionist History: Catherine Gilbert Murdock
- Forgiven: Jennifer Thompson
- Second Chance: Jerry Ma
- Moving On: Mary Valle
- Four Long Years: Dar Wolnick
- Birth: John B. Carnett
- The Moth and the Window: Stephen Tobolowsky
- Tomorrowland: Rebecca Woolf
- More Moments…
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- About the Author
- Praise
- Also by Larry Smith and SMITH Magazine
- Credits
- Copyright
- Back Ad
- About the Publisher