Nostalgia

an essay for subscribers on longing for home

A few days ago, I did fundraising show for The Moth. It was on-line. Of course. Each of the storytellers spent about 3 minutes telling the story behind a treasured object in their home. Before the show began, hundreds of us who logged on early were gathered in a “waiting room”; on our screens was an image of a Moth audience, but more importantly, an au…