Thursday, June 2, 2016

Mother of Blue Stars



ANDY: So, Dolores, how goes the newspaper business?

DOLORES: Oh, there’s always something interesting to write about.

ANDY: I’ll bet!

ELEANOR: I’ve been thinking about a career in journalism.

DOLORES: Journalism can be very exciting.  You meet all sorts of people.

MARY: The only person she needs to meet is her future husband!

DOLORES: Yes, of course.

MARY: Eleanor, please get Dolores more coffee.

DOLORES: I’m fine, really. And we should get started. I don’t want to take your whole
Saturday.

MARY: Today is shopping day. And I’m in the middle of making a new dress.

DOLORES: For yourself?

ELEANOR: For me!

DOLORES:  Lucky gal! I’d love a new dress.  So, Mrs. Banas, are you beginning to feel better about Raymond’s decision to leave the comforts of home for the privations of the military life?

MARY: [puzzled] I do not know this word, pri-va-tions.

DOLORES: Have you heard from your other boys?

MARY: [Redirecting] Eleanor?

ELEANOR: Not recently.  They don’t write much.

ANDY: No news is good news!

DOLORES: Indeed! By the way, I meant to bring our photographer.  He’s home sick with the flu.

ANDY: The bug is going around.

DOLORES: I’ll send him by when he recovers.

MARY: No rush.

DOLORES: Again, a wonderful story – it was like a parable.

ANDY: A what?

ELEANOR: A teaching story.

DOLORES: [Looking at her notes] Eleanor was kind enough to provide a list of all your boys, their ages, their military ranks, and there last known whereabouts.  So that will speed things up. Ready to get started?


Continued Monday.

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