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Storytelling events are growing in popularity across the country. Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff

    Photos: story slams

    Storytelling events are growing in popularity across the country.
    Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff |
    Somerville, MA 120112 During a Story Slam at Rosebud Bar and Grill in Somerville on December 1, 2012 hosted by a group called Massmouth containers with the names of those whom had already taken to the stage and the name of the new ones waiting to be picked to go on stage. (Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)/ G

    The competitive storytelling slam has arisen and spread in the past 15 years or so.
    Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff |

    Ryan LaPerle of Cambridge told his story during a Story Slam hosted by a group called Massmouth.
    Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff |

    Massmouth hosts four or five slams a month throughout Boston, culminating in a final competition that routinely draws more than 400 people.
    Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff |
    NY-based The Moth, which hosts events around the country, started in 1997 and now has a public radio show “The Moth Radio Hour” airing on 200 stations nationwide.

    New York-based The Moth hosts events around the country, such as this one in Cambridge in December.
    Yoon S. Byun/ Globe Staff |

    The Moth started in 1997 and now has a public radio show “The Moth Radio Hour” airing on 200 stations nationwide.
    Yoon S. Byun/ Globe Staff |

    The Moth hosts slams in 11 cities at 14 venues. In 2007, it put on 62 shows; this year the total hit 221.
    Yoon S. Byun/ Globe Staff |