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Welcome to The Moth. I'm Christina Norman.

What's your story? It's the question you're asked on

every date, around the dinner table, at a job interview. How'd you get to be you? Our stories

define us and shape us. Their beloved treasures pass down are secrets that we hide.

Stories can be personal legend or family legacy.

In this episode, a little bit of both,

about the memories we leave behind

and some of the lessons learned.

First up, Maxwell Pierce,

who told his story at a New York City main stage

where the theme was owed to joy.

Here's Maxwell, live at the Moth.

In the third grade, I fell in love with art.

And that passion was compounded once my parents put me on a basketball team.

That's very true. I found so much freedom to be creative within both of these spaces.

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