The Moth

Pete the Leper Pig

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Alice Schaffer, a preacher’s daughter, grows up in fear of the lessons learned in Sunday school.

Tags Faith Childhood Religious traditions Teenagehood Coming of age Adolescence Anxiety Family Romantic relationship Heartbreak Serious Nostalgic Bittersweet

Storyteller

Alice Shaffer

Featured on

Bearing Witness

Original Air Date

February 5, 2019

Recorded Date

February 14, 2017

“I knew I would be punished and I knew how... leprosy.”

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