The Answering Machine
Drama
by Timothy W. Ayers

Topic: Serenity, stress, bills, hard times, troubles, caring God

Characters: One female

Props: Answering machine, table, chair, Bible, mail, letter opener

Scene: Living room

Character walks in with a briefcase, purse, bag of groceries, and a stack of mail in hand. As she comes in, the bag of groceries breaks. As she is leaning over to pick it up, the purse opens up and dumps its contents. When she tries to put her briefcase down, it opens up. Papers and flies fall out. She finally gives up and sighs. Still holding the mail she starts to go through it.

Girl: Nothing but bills. Oh, wait. I think I've just won a million dollars. No, but I'm one of the finalists. Yeah, right, me and about 40,000 others. Doggone it. I'm sure I paid this bill. Can't they keep their records straight? I've been fightin…

C.S.S. Publishing Company, Living Parables, by Timothy W. Ayers