Anne Abel

In “Mattie, Milo, and Me,” Moth StorySLAM winner, Anne Abel, shares her moving memoir about the role her dogs, Mattie and Milo, played in her journey of recovery from her traumatic childhood. Her first dog was Mattie, one she took in when her son was 10 years old, and ended up falling completely in love with. When Mattie died suddenly, Abel went to the animal shelter to find another dog, Milo, who turned out to be quite aggressive. Why did Abel end up keeping Milo? “…I think that deep down I knew what it felt like not to be wanted. I think I wanted to do for Milo what I wished someone had been able to do for me. I think that was probably the driving force.”