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788: Half-Baked Stories About My Dead Mom
Story #8

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Etgar remembers throwing a fit at a restaurant as a little boy, and what his mother said to him. (3 minutes)

Most of these stories about Etgar's mom were written for an exhibition about her called "Inside Out" at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. It runs until March 19, 2023. Etgar is the author of Seven Good Years and other books of short stories, and emails a free story to subscribers every week in his newsletter.

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