Rakoff and Birbiglia - on stage March 2nd

On Wednesday, March 2nd, This American Life contributors David Rakoff and Mike Birbiglia will participate in Selected Shorts: Stories from Electric Literature, at Symphony Space in NYC. John Lithgow is also performing. They'll read stories by Rick Moody, Lydia Millet and Joy Williams.

Selected Shorts, of course, is the public radio show and stage show where notable folks perform classic and new short fiction. Electric Literature is a new-ish endeavor that aims to distribute short stories via new technology.