Welcome to Maplewood-Sparta, where suburban streets are lined with shadows.

Some say the 90s are dead and gone. But here, they linger.

So gather close for a story of Spirit Week 1994, a borrowed flannel, and one girl's journey through the dark tunnel of freshman year.

Campfire Rating for THE FLANNEL

🌙 Lantern (Teen / PG-13)

Advisory: Underage smoking; mentions of alcohol/needles and a non-graphic overdose (off-screen); mild cemetery/tunnel peril; brief mild language.

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Credits

Written by Nina Alvarez

Sound design by Nina Alvarez

Performed by Kate Wyke

Produced by Camp Cosmographia Radio

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