The Moth

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An aspiring writer tries to land a job with Hunter S. Thompson.

Tags Adventure Success Adversity Empowering Jobs Confidence Proving oneself Failure Healing Coming of age Surreal Mature content Thought-provoking Inspiring Funny Optimistic Hopeful Moving Serious

Storyteller

Cheryl Della Pietra

Featured on

Under the Gun

Original Air Date

August 29, 2017

Recorded Date

September 19, 2016

“He shoots the gun, it makes the god awful noise and he says, 'Yee haw!' and I say, 'Yee haw!' because it seems like the thing to do.”

Photo by Ian Tervet
Cheryl Della Pietra

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