Kirby Michael Wright :: Rambling of a Casting Director ::

Flash Fiction

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Kirby Michael Wright split college to follow the southern path taken by the characters in EASY RIDER. That was a cornerstone for him wanting to be a writer. I was born and raised on the remote island of Moloka’i. The local dialect is reminiscent of the creole spoken in Louisiana.

Rambling of a Casting Director

Huh? You want to sign that phony with the pencil moustache who appeared a half-hour late? Dude’s a douche—he’s negative ten, at best.

Your grass beard idea won’t fly. I mean, what man or almost man would wear grass for a beard? Ludicrous. Did you know you can solve itchy fingers by rubbing them against stubble? Avoid shaving too close. 

Note to Self: head to the beach. See how much sand has run through your hourglass. I feel pieces missing or sense something that was never there. My hooked ass once dangled in the deep for ravenous sharks.

Hear that? Coyotes howling at 4am. Maybe they’ve cornered a dog or cat in a neighboring yard. Robed lady next door flashlights her hill—the beam strikes a bricked bunker storing the ashes of dogs. 

I binge on old movies to feel young. Black and white seems to wash away old man blues. Wish I could party with Fifties actresses like leggy Beverly Michaels. 

Invite that blonde back with the heavy makeup. Lie. Tell her she has that certain something that’ll translate well on the screen. I enjoyed her pikake perfume and the way she kept opening and closing her legs like a newborn butterfly airing wet wings.

Spot me a tenner for an early coffee-donut run. Yes, I’ll buy you an apple fritter.