"Like most scientists, and most liars and fakes, I was motivated by the desire to impress girls."

A true story about fake science, popularity, and hair.

Story told live onstage at a Story Collider event in Brooklyn, New York.

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"I knew exactly what kind of club we should start because I have always wanted to be a criminal mastermind."

Anica Mrose Rissi is best known as the president and founder of the Arantha Club, the Lefty Club, the We Hate New Kids on the Block Club, the Cheese of the Day Club, and the Fun Adventures in the Woods Club. Prior to these successes, she was the founder and only member of the Friends Club. 

But there's one club Anica started that was so top secret, and so far underground, that she never, ever talked about it...until now.

Story told live onstage at The Gnat V: Underground in New York City.

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"He wailed and mourned late into the night and we worried that if the grief didn't kill him, we might have to."

A true story about goose poop, a beautiful fox, and other obstacles on the path to love.

Story told live onstage at The Gnat VII: Hope Springs Eternal in New York City. (Recording not posted.)

Parts of this story were adapted into an essay, "A Gander at Love," published by the New York Times in November 2014.

"From this I learned: When it comes to kissing, you should never write things down."

A true story about kisses, variables, anxiety, and control.

Story told live onstage at The Gnat X: X in New York City, and at The Story Collider: Mental Health in Brooklyn, New York.

(Recording not posted.)