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The Moth Radio Hour

Mighty: Bull, Pen, Gun

An author who treasures the art of letter-writing is spellbound by an inmate who becomes a pen pal, a man comes to terms with a personal tragedy caused by a gun, and a writer describes how Ernest Hemingway persuades him to risk his life by pretending to be a matador.

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Aug 2, 2015 • 1 min read

Author Joyce Maynard, who treasures the art of letter-writing, is spellbound by an inmate who becomes a pen pal, Fourteen-year-old Kemp Powers comes to terms with a personal tragedy caused by a gun. And writer A. E. Hotchner (pictured) describes how Ernest Hemingway persuades him to risk his life by pretending to be a matador. Hosted by The Moth’s Artistic Director, Catherine Burns.

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