The Moth

Over Dramatic

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A middle school teacher desperately tries to make the show goes on.

Tags Teenagehood Performing Jealousy Adolescence Youth Mistake Funny Off the cuff

Storyteller

Stephen C. James

Recorded Date

March 2, 2010

“I refer to taking over for Lin as finding out that you’re the new Jesus.”

Photo by Kate Rinaldi
Stephen James

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