Brief: Write a play that takes “just a minute.”
Excerpt:
No, I mean. What if… what if me not being able to beat his time means he won’t come home.
MOTHER: (wrapping her arm around her son). Sweetie, whether you race through the piece in fifty-six seconds, or play it in the two minutes most people do, it won’t bring your dad back sooner, or prevent him from coming home.
MATTHEW: Promise?
MOTHER: Promise. (she ruffles his hair) Want to know a secret about the Minute Waltz?
Notes: Another out of order piece… still working on prompt 8.
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This says so much in so few words!
Clever, and touching.