The Moth

I've Always Been Lucky

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An artistic tragedy has unexpected benefits.

Tags Loss Grief Adversity Failure Mental health Success Hopeful Serious Thought-provoking Moving Dramatic Sad Surprising Tragic Uplifting Optimistic

Storyteller

Jonathan Santlofer

Featured on

September 27, 2010 Becoming An Artist: Jonathan Santlofer & Bob Khosravi

Original Air Date

July 20, 2018

Recorded Date

October 22, 2003

“He said, “so what does it feel like to lose 5 years of work?””

Photo by David Polenberg
Jonathan Santlofer

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