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All we want is someone to write for us

From: Birdie Jaworski
Length: 03:09

My son, age 10, asks a difficult question Read the full description.

Ten_small My son, age 10, draws penguin comics. I write stories about the people in my New Mexican town. We work together each morning. One morning, he asked me a difficult question.

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Piece Description

My son, age 10, draws penguin comics. I write stories about the people in my New Mexican town. We work together each morning. One morning, he asked me a difficult question.