Hillary Frank with a story of a train ride, an overheard conversation, and two people seeking two different promised lands. (7 minutes)
More in Travel
Act One: The Slowest Distance Between Two Points
Andrew Forsthoefel's story continues.
Act One: Is that a Compass, a Map, a Toothbrush and a Bottle of Purell in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
Elna Baker tells a story about her friend Daryl Watson.
Act Three: Crime and Tutus
Molly Shannon tells the story of when she and a friend evaded a whole lot of adults to travel half-way across the country, despite the fact that they were twelve years old and wearing tutus.
More by Hillary Frank
Act One: Adolescence
Reporter Hillary Frank finds out there is this tradition going on in her town, where big kids take over younger kids’ parties—and she investigates how one kid goes from freaked out to an instigator.
Act Two: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Robot
Some schools make kids take care of eggs in order to teach them about the responsibilities of rearing a child.
Act Four: When We Were Angels
The most innocent possible student uprising imaginable...documented by an actual student, Hillary Frank, using the crude tools of a telephone answering machine and a shiny red boom box.