「ザキさん、こんなクソ寒い夜中になんの用ですか」 空気も凍るような寒さの夜、理由も告げずに俺を稽古場へ呼び出した小劇団の先輩、崎山に不満を隠さず声を掛けた。そこは、稽古場というより廃倉庫といったほうがしっくりくるボロ屋で、風が吹かないだけ外よりマシという状況だった。貧乏劇団ゆえ暖房器具など置いてすらない。 「おう、すまねぇな、森田。ちょっと見せたいもんがあってな」 「金貸してくれってのは無しですよ」 「そんなんじゃねぇよ。芝居の話だ、芝居の」 崎山はもう四十も半ば、芽の出ない役者だ。売れない理由は、今時となっては珍しい「飲む」「打つ」「買う」と三拍子を見事に揃えた素行の悪さが、業界中に知れ渡っているせいだった。どこぞの脚本家の奥さんに横恋慕して旦那に殺されかけただの、賭場で負けて裸で電車に乗って留置所に入れられ...
Immersion Playground Book #3: Flight to Paradise Chapter 15 Mac is sitting in the pilot's seat of the Beauty, waiting for Kate and the Roses to arrive. It's only one o'clock, plenty early enough to get back to Paradise and still have enough light to land at the lake. He'd arrived about noon and the plane is fueled and ready to go as soon as his copilot an...
Samantha walked through the front door, saw the camera set up in the middle of the living room and signed. Her evening was not going to be as quiet as she had hoped. She looked around the house but did not see anyone else there. With a shrug she walked into the bedroom to change. As soon as she entered the bedroom she came to an abrupt stop. Lying on the bed...
Immersion Playground Book #3: Flight to Paradise Chapter 16 Charlie pauses as she walks back into Mac's house. She and Todd had spent thirty glorious minutes at the lake's edge watching the sunset, Todd holding her tight as they kissed and touched. It had been so romantic, like they were the only two people in the universe, but upon returning to Mac's hou...
CHAPTER 1 Summer was warming up when Mac (Malcolm) Harris arrived from Edinburgh via Boston to the pretty New England city for a 14-day vacation with his recently widowed Aunt Ada, a bookshop proprietor who was his mom's older sister. A medical technologist, Mac had been working long hours in the lab to complete a project and had been given three weeks off...
Immersion Playground Book #3: Flight to Paradise Chapter 12 Friday morning Mac slowly rises from a deep sleep. Sometime in the night Kate had rolled over and now they're in a loose spooning position with him tucked in close to her back. He takes a deep breath, supremely content. As he lies there, listening to her deep rhythmic breathing, he thinks about h...
Immersion Playground Book #3: Flight to Paradise Chapter 17 "You ready Professor?" Mac asks. "I don't know," Everett says looking at Mac. "You're sure this flying antique will make it all the way?" Mac chuckles. "Yes, Professor. You of all people should know that just because you're old doesn't mean you can't get the job done." "Touché," Everett chuckl...
On Friday night, all of us get together at the pub—all the couples plus me, Mac, and whatever floozy he decided to bring that night. He was always bringing a different girl each Friday night. Lora and Lee, the newlyweds, were already back from the honeymoon. They were arguing over something about the house. "So I guess the honeymoon is over." I laughed as I...
It had been a great evening loads of support from the crowd as I performed my act. Once finished I got to my dressing room and was feeling really excited about the rest of the night. I was going to meet up with Holly at her club to meet Andre and Mac. I was bothered about it at first, but I would only go for it if I felt comfortable. I had chosen a black Ba...
Colonel Sarah Mackenzie sat at her desk reviewing case files wishing the week would finally come to an end. It had been very busy week and frankly she was worn out. Not only had she lost a big trial, but the temperatures had been in the upper 90's all week and the building's air conditioner was broke, making her a very frustrated woman, throw in the fact she...