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Evan Lunt

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The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

Second night went by, great. Haven't burned anything down. This was an old house. Third night goes by, great. Fourth night comes, and I'm feeling a little down. This was, senior year of college was a little rough for me, as I'm sure it's a little rough for most people. You know, you're writing thesis, you're dealing with relationships. It's a time.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I'm lighting the menorah, and I say, all right, you know what? Here's something I haven't done in a long time. In fact, my entire life. I'm going to pray. I do my little, I sing the song to no one. There's no one there, everyone's doing their own thing. But I'm gonna sing it to myself, and then to my grandmother, God bless. And I say, all right, I'm gonna pray, and I say, all right.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I'm lighting the menorah, and I say, all right, you know what? Here's something I haven't done in a long time. In fact, my entire life. I'm going to pray. I do my little, I sing the song to no one. There's no one there, everyone's doing their own thing. But I'm gonna sing it to myself, and then to my grandmother, God bless. And I say, all right, I'm gonna pray, and I say, all right.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I'm lighting the menorah, and I say, all right, you know what? Here's something I haven't done in a long time. In fact, my entire life. I'm going to pray. I do my little, I sing the song to no one. There's no one there, everyone's doing their own thing. But I'm gonna sing it to myself, and then to my grandmother, God bless. And I say, all right, I'm gonna pray, and I say, all right.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

I'm not on my knees, because it's a dirty floor. But I'm gonna sit down in my chair, and I say, all right. How do I start? Elizabeth, no, that's too formal. Grandma, can you hear me? And I say, I'm going to light my candles for you tonight. And I'm going through, and I'm lighting the candles. And it's the fourth night, so you light five candles.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

I'm not on my knees, because it's a dirty floor. But I'm gonna sit down in my chair, and I say, all right. How do I start? Elizabeth, no, that's too formal. Grandma, can you hear me? And I say, I'm going to light my candles for you tonight. And I'm going through, and I'm lighting the candles. And it's the fourth night, so you light five candles.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

I'm not on my knees, because it's a dirty floor. But I'm gonna sit down in my chair, and I say, all right. How do I start? Elizabeth, no, that's too formal. Grandma, can you hear me? And I say, I'm going to light my candles for you tonight. And I'm going through, and I'm lighting the candles. And it's the fourth night, so you light five candles.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I'm going through the prayer, and I say, Grandma, can you hear me? And I look out, and looking out the window, nothing. It's cloudy. Looking out the window, maybe I'll see something. Is there a cat? No. She liked cats. And I'm sitting there, and I'm just looking at the candles, and they're flickering, and they're flickering, and all of a sudden, they go out. I'm like, that was weird.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I'm going through the prayer, and I say, Grandma, can you hear me? And I look out, and looking out the window, nothing. It's cloudy. Looking out the window, maybe I'll see something. Is there a cat? No. She liked cats. And I'm sitting there, and I'm just looking at the candles, and they're flickering, and they're flickering, and all of a sudden, they go out. I'm like, that was weird.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And I'm going through the prayer, and I say, Grandma, can you hear me? And I look out, and looking out the window, nothing. It's cloudy. Looking out the window, maybe I'll see something. Is there a cat? No. She liked cats. And I'm sitting there, and I'm just looking at the candles, and they're flickering, and they're flickering, and all of a sudden, they go out. I'm like, that was weird.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

There's no wind. I'm inside. There shouldn't be a draft. I paid rent this month. And I say, Grandma, is that you? And there's a knock on the door. I'm like, that's weird. Again, I paid rent this month. There shouldn't be a knock on the door. Shouldn't be anyone coming for me, I promise. And I go down and there's no one there. And I come back up, and it turns out one candle had stayed lit.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

There's no wind. I'm inside. There shouldn't be a draft. I paid rent this month. And I say, Grandma, is that you? And there's a knock on the door. I'm like, that's weird. Again, I paid rent this month. There shouldn't be a knock on the door. Shouldn't be anyone coming for me, I promise. And I go down and there's no one there. And I come back up, and it turns out one candle had stayed lit.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

There's no wind. I'm inside. There shouldn't be a draft. I paid rent this month. And I say, Grandma, is that you? And there's a knock on the door. I'm like, that's weird. Again, I paid rent this month. There shouldn't be a knock on the door. Shouldn't be anyone coming for me, I promise. And I go down and there's no one there. And I come back up, and it turns out one candle had stayed lit.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And it's the shamas, which is the candle that you light all the other candles with. And that was the night I realized my grandmother was still with me. Thank you.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And it's the shamas, which is the candle that you light all the other candles with. And that was the night I realized my grandmother was still with me. Thank you.

The Moth
The Moth Radio Hour: Menorahs, Presents and Palm Trees - December Holiday Stories

And it's the shamas, which is the candle that you light all the other candles with. And that was the night I realized my grandmother was still with me. Thank you.

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