Hollywood is an All Volunteer Army (51 page)

“All but one have their original dust jackets,” Anne said gleefully, excited, I think, to see my reaction.

I stood up. “Thank you,” I said in a near whisper, all the volume I could manage. It's amazing, the silly things we expend our emotions on.

“Yes, thank you, Anne,” Roee said. “The torturous search for Gilgamesh Paul is now over. Care for something to eat? We have some pasta left.”

“No thank you, I'm tired, I think I'll just go to bed.”

She then walked straight to my bedroom.

“Obviously she means your bed,” Roee said.

“Obviously. Give Joe a tip, will you, Roee?”

I then joined Anne in my bedroom. After all, the belly is not the only organ that is a shameless dog.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Steven Paul Leiva toiled for many years in the hills and valleys of Hollywood as a producer and writer, working with the great and the not-so-great, who were often one and the same. He produced the animation for
Space Jam
, pairing the witty Bugs Bunny with the sweaty Michael Jordan. His play,
Made on the Moon
, had its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His novelization,
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
, based on his own film adaptation of the best-selling picture book of the same name, won the Scribe Award for the Best Young Adult Adapted Novel from the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Amanda, and his daughter, Miranda, who are known collectively as the Andas. Despite this being the Second Fixxer Adventure, you can contact the author at
[email protected]
.