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 Kate Tellers. A few years ago, my uncle said

this about me. Oh that Kate, she wouldn't miss the opening of an envelope. It's true, I love a party or any place that people are

gathering. We come together to celebrate our joyful milestones and hold space for

the sad ones, to mark time and say, this person, this anniversary,

this totally niche set of shared interests matter. What's more, a gathering is often a perfect reason to blow it out with a cheese board,

win-win.

In this hour, we'll hear five stories about coming together in good times and bad. Our first story comes from

Bonnie Levison who told this live when we gathered in Portland, Maine and

partnered with the State Theater.

Live from the moth, here's Bonnie.

I'm tall, and I grew to my full height

of almost six feet at the age of 12.

I was in seventh grade.

It was a terrible year.

I had a lot of nicknames. I think Giant was probably the most popular

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