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A Man and His Music

Submitted to Contest #306

A Man and His MusicJeaninne Escallier KatoSet Up (Act I) Flashback: 1956 Suburban Van Nuys, California, dotted with old citrus ranches, duplex apartments, and new tract homes.On a warm spring day, Marilyn rushes to the local Catholic school to catch her son’s kindergarten performance. She is late because her two-year-old daughter pulled the iron off the ironing board, slightly burning her arm. Marilyn doesn’t drive, so she pushes her crying toddler in a stroller. When she tiptoes in through the back auditorium door, she sees her young son, A...

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