Mick Shanley

The Mouse

Gwynn Flimsy trots down the corridors in her carriage of ego, waving to the cheering and wailing like a North Korean parade.

She is an ingenious Bad Decision Collector.

Her most precious: Mindy Malarkey, a “Senior Director” who spends her days pinching ideas and gathering dirty laundry. Managing Malarkey is a panic room with a gift basket.

The arrangement works perfectly until Malarkey forgets herself.

“Don’t worry about Gwynn,” Malarkey tells the room. “She’s a mouse.”

Flimsy—a woman of delicate delusions—quietly asks if anyone has a bucket of sand. Just deep enough for a human head.

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