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Of course.

10:34 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Then I’m surprised you’re letting her be mediocre. Just an observation.

10:35 a.m. Kevin wrote:

There are no free passes here. I can’t change what’s happening with Fran so must focus on what I CAN change.

10:35 a.m. Kevin wrote:

And I got that from your mindfulness app, so no shade please.

Message exchange between Kevin MacDonald and Celia Halliday on June 4, 2025:

11:03 a.m. Kevin wrote:

Everything ok?

11:05 a.m. Celia wrote:

Why would everything not be perfectly ok?

11:08 a.m. Kevin wrote:

You’re ALWAYS the first name in my inbox after I send a Fairways email. This morning: tumbleweed.

11:09 a.m. Celia wrote:

I was under the impression my emails were neither wanted nor appreciated.

11:09 a.m. Kevin wrote:

Why?

11:09 a.m. Celia wrote:

YOUR email a mere two days ago.

11:10 a.m. Kevin wrote:

Oh that! Well, you addressed the group BEFORE me—it blurred the lines of command.

11:12 a.m. Celia wrote:

To forget such a torrid affair already, one might suspect you’re distracted by something.

11:12 a.m. Kevin wrote:

I am. THE PLAY!

11:16 a.m. Celia wrote:

I mean something of even greater personal significance. I can think of no other reason you’d humiliate a long-standing theatrical colleague in the public arena of the group email and then instantly forget it.

11:19 a.m. Kevin wrote:

I pressed “send to all” by accident.