Hey everyone, it's me, Dory, and this is an exclusive audio excerpt of my book.

Thanks for waiting.

The joy and weirdness of being a late bloomer.

I think I've mentioned the anecdote that I tell in the chat, one of the chapters that I'm

going to read on the podcast.

It's about the breathalyzer salesman.

So if you've been curious about that chapter, here it is for you.

And there's another chapter that I read here, which is, oh, chapter 10.

Oh yeah, where I talk about my sister getting married.

There's just a lot there.

So I am, like I said, I'm just so excited to have this excerpt from my audiobook here.

If this peaks your interest, feel free to download it at libro.fm on audible wherever you get

your audiobooks or buy it in print.

And I hope you enjoy this.

A few weeks after I moved into my new apartment, it was the week of the annual CMJ event in New

York.

I had a music festival that showcased up and coming bands at various venues around the

city.

And my friend Claire, who worked for a music marketing agency, had invited me out to see

some shows.

We started the night at a small party at a bar on the low-rise side.

Then she got a text from a coworker that he was at Bowery Ballroom, a venue on Delancie

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