A Mini-Play: StandbyA Stage Play by Dylan Macadham3-Act Play in 12 LinesJack: “What’s your black cloud, Jill? That sometimes bleak and overcast feeling that consumes your every thought?” Jill: “Brooding over interpersonal
issues with family and friends. And, yours?” Jack: “A market loss. I play
the stocks. It’s largely a physical
feeling.” Jill: “Describe it for me.” . . . Jack: “A profound sinking in my
gut. A weakening and tingling in my legs.” Jill: “What’s your accompanying
mood?” Jack: “It’s not unlike when
you learn a friend or extended family member has died.” Jill: “What’s it like when you
score a market win?” . . . Jack smiles: “It's like I’m floating on
Cloud 9, like I’ll live forever.” Jill: “What’s your in-between
feeling?” Jack scratches his head: “ … Not unlike when I’m in the standby line at the airline counter.” . . . © 2021 Dylan Macadham |
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Added on June 19, 2021 Last Updated on June 20, 2021 AuthorDylan MacadhamSeattle, WAAboutI'm a Dad, a Day Trader, an Unpublished Novelist, a Dabbler in Short Verse & Fiction; 12 lines Mac's is my addiction :) more..Writing
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