Winner The Crystal Awards 2016, Best Multimedia Story (3d Place).
A spinster doctor rents her spare room to a brain-damaged patient who doesn't know he is a former undercover agent targeted for execution by a powerful criminal.
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Agent Stone discovered his John Doe drawing the portrait of Carinne Averill -- although John has no idea who the woman is. Mitchell discovered that, although she is nameless, the girl in the drawing is apparently literally the girl of John's dreams.
Enjoy Chapter 6 of DUBY'S DOCTOR.
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Two kinds of people strolled the lavish halls of the luxurious three-story shopping venue known as The Mayfair in Coconut Grove: (1) wealthy locals and (2) non-wealthy tourists.
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The jet set came in chauffeur-driven limousines with entourages of sycophants, bodyguards, and package bearers. They of the upper crust carried no cash or credit cards; their signature was good for any amount in any store at The Mayfair.
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The tourists came in rental cars or tour trolleys. They shopped with cash and credit cards (and limited budgets). They carried their own packages in plastic bags labeled "The Mayfair" in gold script. Vacation shoppers treasured the shopping bag as much as, or more than, they valued the purchases it held. Back home it would become the grocery bag, the mall bag, the lunch bag, or the library book bag, and it would be carried with the golden logo facing away from its owner, so that onlookers received the full Mayfair effect.
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While the tourists did not contribute greatly to The Mayfair's bottom line, they did support other businesses in the Coconut Grove area. They visited the historic homes of Florida settlers, bought unique original arts and crafts in the boutiques, and sipped frozen margaritas in the sidewalk bistros. They bought gently-used designer clothing in the posh Episcopal thrift shop. They dodged cyclists, skateboarders, and exotic-dog walkers, and they even threw coins into the open instrument cases of musicians playing on street corners or in Peacock Park.
