Marc Sollinger

Mark Salinger is the podcast producer of The Moth, the co-creator of the audio drama Archive 81, a lover of museums, and someone who feels very strange reading his own bio.

This episode of the Moth Podcast was produced by Sarah Austin Janess, Sarah Jane Johnson, and me, Mark Sollinger.

The rest of the Moth's leadership team includes Gina Duncan, Christina Norman, Marina Cloutier, Jennifer Hickson, Jordan Cardinale, Caledonia Cairns, Kate Tellers, Suzanne Rust, and Patricia Ureña.

The Moth Podcast is presented by Odyssey.

Special thanks to their executive producer, Leah Reese Dennis.

All moth stories are true, as remembered by their storytellers.

For more about our podcast, information on pitching your own story, and everything else, go to our website, themoth.org.

My name is Mal Fleming.

I am here to assist in your passage.

Can you remember your name and the circumstances of your death?

I don't believe so, no.

Of course.

You were also known as A.R.

Baker, correct?

Should I call you A.R.?

Would you prefer that?

My predecessor left me a few notes, disorganized and incomplete as they may be.

From what I could gather, not many of the magazines your work appeared in have been digitized.

Would it be helpful if you talked a bit more about your life?

I believe so.