TDSP 2-02: Goodnight Upside Down

03/15/21 • 7 min

A middle-aged man gets a birthday phone call from his father, and the two of them are transported back in time to relive a precious family tradition.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

A middle-aged man gets a birthday phone call from his father, and the two of them are transported back in time to relive a precious family tradition.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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The Dad Story Project - TDSP 2-02: Goodnight Upside Down

Transcript

Goodnight Upside Down

Written and read by S. Peter Lewis for The Dad Story Project
© 2021 S. Peter Lewis, all rights reserved | www.thedadstoryproject.com

The man heard the telephone ring and folded his book and set it down on the arm of the couch and slowly stood and walked across the room and lifted the cordless phone from its cradle and held it to his ear and said hello and heard the deep familiar voice.