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Photos: story slams
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Storytelling events are growing in popularity across the country.
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The competitive storytelling slam has arisen and spread in the past 15 years or so.
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Ryan LaPerle of Cambridge told his story during a Story Slam hosted by a group called Massmouth.
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Massmouth hosts four or five slams a month throughout Boston, culminating in a final competition that routinely draws more than 400 people.
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New York-based The Moth hosts events around the country, such as this one in Cambridge in December.
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The Moth started in 1997 and now has a public radio show “The Moth Radio Hour” airing on 200 stations nationwide.
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The Moth hosts slams in 11 cities at 14 venues. In 2007, it put on 62 shows; this year the total hit 221.
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