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Shit.

To: The Fairway Players mailing list

From: Kevin MacDonald

Date: June 2, 2025

Subject: Re: Fear not

Everyone, please ignore my last email. It was just meant for Celia. Cheers.

Kevin MacDonald, Committee cochair and director

Message exchange between Kevin and Sarah-Jane MacDonald on June 2, 2025:

7:29 a.m. Kevin wrote:

Bollocks. Slammed “reply to all” and now the whole group knows I’m an angry asshole.

7:30 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

An angry asshole who never mastered the art of sending emails.

7:32 a.m. Kevin wrote:

Don’t worry, my darling husband, you are my world and that is all that counts.

7:33 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Don’t worry, Kevin. Most people don’t read emails these days.

7:35 a.m. Kevin wrote:

Normally, no. But you can bet they’ll read this one. It’s all I need. A publicly humiliated Celia Halliday to manage for the rest of play week.

7:36 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Good luck with that.

7:38 a.m. Kevin wrote:

You know what? Fuck it. Fuck Celia. From now on, it’s all about The Hollow.

7:39 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

The play is all that matters now.

Messages posted to Fran’s Hollow Play WhatsApp group on June 2, 2025:

8:32 a.m. Fran wrote:

How are you feeling this morning, Ams?

8:33 a.m. Amelia wrote:

Ok but haven’t got up yet.

8:33 a.m. Fran wrote: