Storyteller Matthew Dicks has one rule for getting better at telling stories: At the end of every day, scribble down the moment that makes the most promising tale. Today on The Gist, we hear from a listener who followed that advice.

For the Spiel, a bungled marriage proposal at the New York Yankees game.

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