Jay Allison

That was Ceren Ege.

Ceren is a Turkish-American creative writer, storyteller, soon to be lawyer in New York City.

We reached out to Ceren to see if she's listened to that recording of her dad.

Jaron told us she believes the beauty of life can't be fully appreciated before the reality of death is.

In a moment, a mother disperses her worldly possessions and a Ren Faire actor commits to his role as a gravedigger when the Moth Radio Hour continues.

The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

This is the Moth Radio Hour.

I'm Jay Allison.

In this show, we're exploring what happens after death.

Our next story comes from Noreen Grimes.

Noreen told this at an open mic story slam in Washington, D.C., where we partner with public radio station WAMU.

Here's Noreen live at the Moth.

That was Noreen Grimes.

In 2016, Noreen retired from a range of careers, including bank teller, dental office manager, administrative assistant to a corporate trainer.

With six years in the middle at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, now she uses her free time working on DIY plumbing and electrical projects.

Noreen's daughter requested the blue and orange vase after her grandmother's passing.

It now resides on a prominent shelf in her home.

Noreen's name sticker is still on the bottom.

You can see it at themoth.org.

We asked Noreen what else she inherited from her mom.