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A five-year-old girl falls in love with Tommy, a boy her mother babysits. Over the years we see them grow up in the same environment but taking very different paths.
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Best stuff ever on public radio!I think that our friends have already covered it here, but this is great audio. Finally a reason to listen to public radio! Great job, Amy! |
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Outstanding!This is an absolute jewel, vidid and evocative. It's amazing how clearly the characters are drawn in so few well-chosen words. |
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin Cafe Single | Penguin Cafe Orchestra | Music at the Penguin Cafe. | EG | 1976 | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Produced with help from James Spring, Jay Allison, and Viki Merrick at Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and supported, in part, by the Open Studio Project with funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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hannah rose
Posted on September 01, 2011 at 09:52 PM | Permalink
awesome
your story was really original and very good to read.