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Welcome to the Moth Podcast.

I'm your host, Michelle Jalowski.

At the Moth, the written word has a special place in our hearts.

You might know as best from our live events, our radio show, or even the podcast we're

listening to right now.

But ever since 2013, the Moth has published books, starting with 50 true stories up to

how to tell a story, which just released this April and is available wherever books are

sold.

For 2022, we've been marking our 25th anniversary by going back through each year of the

Moth's existence.

To celebrate 2013, the year we published our very first book, we'll be sharing a never-before-hurt

story from Neil Gaiman, all about the lengths he went to to become a writer.

After that, well, we may hear a little bit more from him.

Neil Gaiman told this story in 2013 at a Boston Story Slam where the theme of the night

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