Byron Bowers and Amy Salloway share experiences from their formative years. A part of <a href="https://www.risk-show.com/podcast/the-best-of-coming-of-age-stories/">The Best of Coming of Age Stories</a> series.
🎤🎙️💻Live Story: My Father's Son by Byron Bowers
At 10, Byron goes to visit his dad's crack-addicted father near the projects. Four years later, Byron is selling crack, and he breaks down, wondering how he let his life become like his father’s.
🎤Live Story: Sister Act by Amy Salloway
Amy understands as a child that her relationship with her mother isn’t loving. When her half-sister is born, her mom casts Abbie as the angel to Amy’s devil. Even the cleaning lady says Abbie is the reincarnation of Anne Frank. 
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