Erin Barker's attempt to save a college relationship leads her to a plant biology class where the professor brought an ax to class.
Erin Barker is senior producer of The Story Collider and a host of its live show in New York. She is the first woman to win The Moth's GrandSLAM storytelling competition twice and has appeared in its Mainstage and shows in cities across the country, as well as on its Peabody Award-winning show on PRX, The Moth Radio Hour. One of her stories was included in The Moth's New York Times-bestselling book, The Moth: 50 True Stories. She considers herself a Gryffindor.
This story originally aired on February 24, 2015.
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Erin Barker's attempt to save a college relationship leads her to a plant biology class where the professor brought an ax to class.