May 15

May 15 Video: Live Performance of "Hellman's and the Hell Child"

It always surprises people when they discover that I love love LOVE doing live storytelling events. Even though I'm an introvert, I feel like a totally different person on stage. I've heard celebrities talk about their "onstage personas" and I totally get it because I have one too––Stage Mandy is extroverted, confident, and totally hilarious.

I performed a brand new humor piece I wrote for the Story Club Columbus May 2017 show. Story Club is kind of like The Moth: it's true stories told live.

"Hellman's and the Hell Child" is about neurotic kids on ferris wheels, epic amounts of mayonnaise, and why I'm never ever having children (but will be a badass aunt).

Got any crazy kid stories? Share them in the comments! And follow me on social to find out about upcoming performances.

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Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy Shunnarah is an Alabama-born writer who now calls Columbus, Ohio, home. Their essays, poetry, and short stories have been published in The New York Times, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Entropy Magazine, and many more. They’re currently working on a book about their half-Southern redneck, half-Palestinian family. They run the book blog Off the Beaten Shelf. You can learn more about all their writing endeavors at mandyshunnarah.com.

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