Four Play; And Other Stories

Four Play

A film director has problems with actors who aren’t happy having their lines cut, a writer is under pressure to add new scenes for a female lead, and filming is delayed when two people are found murdered. How will it be resolved? It’s just a series of nuisances the director has to labor through.

The Art Heist

Carl Vesti’s life has gone sideways from his earlier dreams of one day opening his own upscale art gallery, working instead selling those cheap furniture store paintings imported by the car load from China. But he sees a way out â€" the valuable Max Beckmann self portrait that resides in the serious art collection of his wife’s employer. Can he lose a wife and gain a Beckmann? Well, that is the challenge.

Do You Have An App For That?

The news anchor for Seattle’s Channel 6 is fascinated with this planet, amused by its emotions, passion and vulgarity, and has become so concerned that his origins may be discovered he is contemplating doing away with a woman who is probing into his background. But she is killed in a mysterious attack, and her attackers soon come after him. Since he comes from a planet whose chief activity is technical expertise, he is well equipped to face those who have traveled from afar to kill him.