When I tell this story, it feels like ACTUAL Time Travel

Sitting in the packed room, I was trembling with nerves – and excitement. I’d been daydreaming about doing this for almost a year – and now it was actually happening.

After obsessively listening to every Moth story I could get my hands on, I’d spent months wondering what my story would be, if I ever told one on stage. At the time, this seemed like some kind of magical dream that might never happen – after all, The Moth was a show in New York; I lived in London. But I love a daydream, and so I continued to wonder. And figured it would most likely be something to do with my (very eccentric, mostly Russian) family.

I then discovered True Stories Told Live – a London show, inspired by the Moth, that had offshoots in other cities. I was a monthly attendee and massive fan and, after they’d seen me at every show, they’d ask me to tell my own story onstage.

There I was, about to finally do it. And when I did – telling the story you’re about to hear – I had the strangest feeling:

It felt like time travel. Like I’d travelled back in time, to when the story had happened and – most wonderfully – like I’d got to spend time with my beloved Granny again.

I recently told a version of the story at my friend Sage Tyrtle’s High Stakes Storytelling show, and I’d love you to hear it. This time – like every time I tell it, I felt like I was there again, climbing into her bed as she slept, holding her tiny, trembling hand. Here:

If YOU have a powerful story you want (or need!) to tell – on stage or on video, or even just on your About page – I’d LOVE to help you with it. It’s literally my favourite thing to do (I’m always HIGH AS A KITE after every story coaching session I do, no lie). You can find out about story coaching for stage and screen here: yesyesmarsha.com/storycoaching, or about how to tease out, shape and then tell your “Why” story in the most compelling way you can, here: yesyesmarsha.com/whystory.

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xx (Yes Yes) Marsha

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