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HERMAN SBOOKS STATIONERYS________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Bar Harbor Boothbay Harbor Camden Freeport Portland www.shermans.com 800-371-8128 Books Gifts for Thoughtful Living Great Outdoors Port Mag_Layout 1 872015 1017 AM Page 1 S e p t e m b e r 2015 143 Fiction Taylor makes herself sick worrying that her movie selection might displease Her High- ness but thats the price she pays for sta- tus. Todays movie seemed to be a winner. Phew. From what I could glimpse it had something to do with dead teenagers. May- be youve seen it. Ms. Stein said The ambition that drove Shakespeare to make a name for himself with his plays was like the ambition that drove Macbeth to make a name for himself by murdering Duncan and Mr. Talbot said All well and good. Thank you Ms. Stein.Now please return to the lesson. Thats what Ms. Stein did but she looked a tad put out herself to be reined in just when she was starting to roll. I wrote make a name for himself in my notebook. Then I leaned on my elbows my face in my hands and closed my eyes so I could concentrate on the lecture. Not. I took a nap. When I came to I checked out the room again. Some of the kids were awake but their heads were doing the slow orbit thing and there was drooling. Ms. Stein read In the year 1603 King James VI of Scotland ascended to the throne of England at which time he also became known as King James I. Londoners of the day became as interested in Scottish culture as students at Parkside High School are to- day. Well theres a meaningful benchmark. And the bell rang. Rise and shine The other kids left but I stayed behind for a minute to look at my notes.While I was reading them I highlighted ambition make a name for himself and theatre and when I did that the seed of an idea took root in the mental soil inside the cerebral flowerpot on the psychological windowsill of my minds kitchen right next to the vir- tual spider plant. n This is chapter one of Brian Dalys Toil Trouble a novel about a high-school sophomore who thinks hes put the Macbeth Curse on his schools produc- tion of The Scottish Play. Hes the author of Big and Hairyamiddlegradenovel.Healsowrotethescreen- play adaptation of that book for a Showtime Original Feature starring Richard Thomas. Look for a staged reading of Brians new musical comedy Come Out Swingin at the Lyric Music Theater on October 2. thepartyworks