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 rainstage 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 main stage.

We hope to see you soon. From PRX, this is the moth radio Hour. I'm your host Jennifer Hickson.

In this hour, we'll be exploring stories about autonomy,

the ability to make your own decisions and the agency to do what's best for you, despite the obstacles that life

invariably throws your way. We'll hear about autonomy in the context of a family,

a classroom, or in the case of this first story, a community and the desire to be the one to tell its story.

This was part of a show in Whitburg, Kentucky, where we partnered with Apple Shop, which is a media arts and education center, known for celebrating all things Appalachian.

Live in Kentucky, here's Shaylin Clark.

I grew up in a small town, the small town of Lynch, Kentucky, which is located in Harlan County,

right across the mountain. The thing I love most about my home is my close-knit

community. Everyone takes care of everyone. We care about each other. We take care of our home and our people.

I remember in grade school we had this thing called Spirit Week, right?

And it was a week right before Homecoming,

and there would be different themes every day of the week.

So you had Decade Day and Pajama Day and all these different days, but one day that always

remained the same thing was Coal Miner Day.

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