The Moth

Savannah Revisited

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A playwright and his sister take a trip home to bury their mother.

Tags Childhood Control Family Anxiety Abuse Siblings Home Mental health Adversity Serious Mature content Sad Wistful Tragic

Storyteller

Edgar Oliver

Featured on

December 14, 2009

Recorded Date

April 26, 2007

“We played this little piggy with mother's toes deep into the night.”

Photo by Sarah Stacke
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