This autumn, fall for moth stories as we travel across the globe for our main stages.

We're excited to announce our fall lineup of storytelling shows from New York City to Iowa City,

London, Nairobi, and so many more. The moth will be performing in a city near you,

featuring a curation of true stories. The moth mainstaged shows feature five tellers,

who share beautiful, unbelievable, hilarious, and often powerful true stories. The Moth Mainstage shows feature five tellers who share beautiful, unbelievable, hilarious,

and often powerful true stories on a common theme.

Each one told reveals something new

about our shared connection.

To buy your tickets or find out more about our calendar,

visit the Moth.org slash mainstage.

We hope to see you soon.

Music slash mainstage. We hope to see you soon. From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm your host, Jodi Powell.

I came across an image recently with a school of fish heading downstream towards what seemed like

calmer waters, and in the middle, there was one fish who was going against the current

upstream.

The journey required a bit more effort, and our friend was alone but still traveling

onwards. That fish got me thinking about stories, where people will themselves to go in a different

direction, or try something new, or maybe learn a lesson the hard way. They risk hearing the words,

I told you so, but hope at least to say,

I did it my way.

So in this episode, stories of swimming against the current.

Our first story comes from Jemir Pond.

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