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Topic: TMOT

TMOT: Candice Kumai

Candice Kumai as told to Salon
Luca Dotti (Jasmine Bertusi)

TMOT: Luca Dotti

Luca Dotti as told to Wesley Yiin
Cover detail of Brittany Gibbons' book "Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin...Every Inch of It" (Dey Street Books)

TMOT: Brittany Gibbons

Brittany Gibbons as told to Deena Butt
Ana Sofia Pelaez (Macmillan/Luis Gispert)

TMOT: Ana Sofia Peláez

Ana Sofia Peláez as told to Wesley Yiin
Meghan Daum (Macmillan/David Zaugh)

TMOT: Meghan Daum

Meghan Daum
Gillian Welch (Paxton X)

TMOT: Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch
Anne Lamott (Sam Lamott)

Anne Lamott forgives you

Anne Lamott
Bettye LaVette (ANTI Records/Marina Chavez)

TMOT: Bettye LaVette tradition

Bettye LaVette
Ani DiFranco (Charles Waldorf)

Trust Me On This: Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco
Aimee Mann (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)

Aimee Mann's lyrical secrets

Aimee Mann

Amram: My Stewart tradition

Megan Amram
(<a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/profile/vitaphoto'>vitaphoto</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>)

Tracy Pollan's life lessons

Tracy Pollan
Reggie Jackson (AP/Ben Margot/Salon)

Reggie Jackson as told to David Daley
Nicholson Baker (AP/Pat Wellenbach/Salon)

Nicholson Baker as told to Daniel D'Addario
Bryce Dessner (Rene Cervnates/Salon)

Dessner: Who needs advice?!

Bryce Dessner as told to David Daley
Will Sheff (<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-667657p1.html'>Christian Bertrand</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Salon)

Wait, being smart is cool?

Will Sheff as told to David Daley
Jamie Moyer (AP/Gail Burton/Salon)

I will not fear failure!

Jamie Moyer as told to David Daley

Perfection made me miserable

Panio Gianopoulos
Rick Pitino (AP/Julia Malakie/Salon)

The Internet will ruin you!

Rick Pitino as told to David Daley
Chris Hadfield (Reuters/Sergei Remezov/Salon)

Ground control to Major Tom!

Col. Chris Hadfield as told to David Daley
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