Recollections

Linked short stories about the family, taking place 1967-2004.

  • Return to Sender

    A young Deborah must decide between betraying her father or truth

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    Taking place:

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    31 minutes
  • Confluence

    Deborah explores her new neighborhood in Paris

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    Taking place:

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    15 minutes
  • Horizons

    Deborah’s mother, Hélène, has an honest conversation with her brother Francois about who gets to decide our memories

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    Taking place:

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    7 minutes
  • Freedom in a Box

    Students Sophie and Deborah discuss the meaning of being free

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    Taking place:

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    8 minutes
  • The Small Apple

    What to do when your dreams don’t pan out?

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    Taking place:

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    4 minutes
  • In a Beam of Light With You

    On his way to war, Calum regrets his last words to his wife.

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    Taking place:

    Reading time:

    6 minutes
  • Blind As the Moon

    Calum has mixed feelings about being shot before he could shoot someone else.

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    Taking place:

    Reading time:

    8 minutes
  • The Seat With The Clearest View

    One year after the war, everything is fine.

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    Taking place:

    Reading time:

    6 minutes
  • A Certain Disguise

    Just another day in Paradise for a teenaged Carrie.

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    Taking place:

    Reading time:

    7 minutes
  • Point Of Divergence

    Carrie decides not to come home from school – ever again.

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    Taking place:

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    5 minutes
  • Daft Questions

    Two young girls , Carrie and Siné, discussing things in the 1980s.

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    Taking place:

    Reading time:

    6 minutes
  • The Game

    Young Carrie accepts that it is a game to deal with alcoholic fathers

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    Taking place:

    Reading time:

    2 minutes

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