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The Moth Radio Hour: Guts! Courage.

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Losing Weight Is the Key to Happiness

The author's mother and stepfather moved her to California for a new life. She says she struggled with the transition from rural central Alabama to sunny southern California. "I was so disillusioned after that first day, I went to a nearby gas station and used a phone booth there to try and place a collect call to Granny Smith," he writes.

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