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Tales From The Fair - Episode 4

Jessica Robinson

Once things start spiraling out of control, how do you regain the upper hand? In the final episode of “Tales From The Fair,” Leah Sottile takes us to the tough, rough and cough syrup-infused world of a “juggalette.” Gregory Spatz gives voice to the Tilt-A-Whirl. And Beth Cooley follows a woman in search of her lost child.

These stories were originally commissioned by the Spokesman-Review and edited by Carolyn Lamberson.

Stories in this episode:
The Night Belongs to the Clowns by Leah Sottile
Monologue for a Tilt-A-Whirl by Gregory Spatz
Not Always Fun by Beth Cooley

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