Off Broadway: A Marriage Drama

by William A. Glass

 

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GENRE:   Family drama

 

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BLURB:

 

Cindy and Dave Knight got married too young. Several years later they are trying to make the best of it. He is a salesman on the fast track with a prestigious corporation. She is the indispensable assistant to a prominent Broadway producer. They own an apartment in Manhattan and enjoy knocking around the city together. However, Dave's erratic behavior and career obsession strain the relationship. Can it be saved?

 

 

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EXCERPT:

As Dave waits for the other P&G reps, he listens to a cassette and tries not to be depressed by the view through his windshield. It’s late fall, and only a few withered leaves dangle from the branches of nearby trees. They flicker uncertainly in the faint breeze, as if toying with the idea of finally giving up and letting go.

 

A Chevy pulls into the trash-strewn parking lot, followed by another. They’re P&G fleet cars, so now Dave yanks off his tie, tucks it into a jacket pocket, and follows the other salesmen into the establishment.

 

After paying five bucks to a scar-faced, leather-jacketed bouncer sitting just inside the door, Dave sees that the interior of the place is as bad as he expected. A plywood bar runs along the back of the room, and every stool is taken by guys who look like they just got off from factory jobs. The walls and exposed heating and air-conditioning ducts are carelessly painted a drab black. Raucous music blares from two stadium speakers that hang from the rafters.

 

Since seating is limited at the bar, groups of men stand behind it holding highballs or beer bottles. Most are smoking, and embers glow in the darkened room. A spotlight cuts through the haze, shining on the reason all these gentlemen are here. She’s a dark-haired beauty dancing on top of the bar, completely nude other than a garter on her thigh crammed with cash. The girl holds a scarf and uses it to briefly cover various parts of her body to temporarily frustrate the crowd.

 

REVIEW

Cindy & Dave

This one was I will say was a little different for me. These two have an open relationship, but they are not into swapping. Dave though wants something different, while Cindy is getting a little tired of all of it. They meet a couple and soon things start to become more rocky for these two and their relationship. Can they save it? I will say this one definitely took me by surprise. 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Bill is a retired business executive now living in South Carolina with his wife, Bettina.  She teaches high school German while Bill is the soccer coach at a small college.  Their three sons, Alex, Robert, and Gordon have all graduated from college and moved away to pursue careers. Now Bill and Bettina enjoy long walks with their dog, Scout. When the weather permits, Bill commutes on his motorcycle. “It’s like taking a roller coaster to work!” he enthuses.

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