Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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Patrick Cleary tells his 2025 Moth StorySlam winning story on the prompt of "Drama," which took place at Arts at the Armory in Somerville, Massachusetts.

The Moth StorySlam is a storytelling event where storytellers tell 5-minute, new, true stories based around a theme or topic. Winners of The Moth StorySlam events are invited to participate in The Moth GrandSlam events, and sometimes can be featured on The Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast.