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- Make Way for Ducks
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- Matthew Cowley
Three monologues interwoven to tell the simple story of a woman who meant well. Once your pet ducks start target practice in the backyard, it's really time to call for help.
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Three monologues interwoven to tell the simple story of a woman who meant well. Once your pet ducks start target practice in the backyard, it's really time to call for help.
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has aired during drive-time on WMNF.
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Susan Barrett Price
Posted on February 18, 2004 at 11:19 AM | Permalink
Review of Make Way for Ducks
The story is pretty silly, just the sort of thing they play at the end of the hour on Morning Edition while you're waiting for the local weather. What made it impossible to stop listening to was the skilled sound mixing -- complex without letting you lose the thread of the story. The male voice also had a nice Clint Eastwood sound that gave some heft to the piece. Nice piece of whimsy.