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# Mattanaw's Short Stories

*Mattanaw, Christopher Matthew Cavanaugh*

*Published October 30th 2019*

Welcome to my short stories page.

This is where I will post ridiculous skits, 

plays,

and a variety of other creative stories,

from horrors,

to stories with serious moral intent.

[Terms and Conditions](terms-and-conditions.txt). Exclusively written, edited (when that happens), and maintained by Christopher Matthew Cavanaugh. All Rights Reserved.

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*Monday, October 28<sup>th</sup>, 2019*,&nbsp;<time>1:06 AM Alaska Time</time>

### "Dr. Lunch", Part One.

[Full Audio](audio/dr-lunch-part-one-audio-mattanaw-1-master.m4a)

**Cast:**

Mattanaw, as Dr. Lunch 

Some Other Guy, as the Patient

**Stage:**

*[Enters the patient, who quietly waits in the examination room, after the nurse performs some initial checkup tasks. He is not in a hurry, but he is getting slightly irritated about the wait time.*

*Dr. Lunch then enters. He is apathetic, but makes the appearance of being interested in his new patient. He looks like he has someplace to go.*

*Lunch box. There is an old-school lunch box in the corner of the room, clearly in view.*

*It's a classy antique lunch box.]*

**Scene**

> *Dr. Lunch:* 

Well Hello there!

The nurse told me you were having some trouble with acid-reflux.

I'm sorry to hear about that.

We'll get you fixed up.

I understand you are a new patient.

> *Patient:* 

Yes, that's correct.

> *Dr. Lunch:* 

Well, nice to meet you for the first time.

New patients are my favorite.

*[grins]*

My name is "Dr. Lunch".

> *Patient:* 

"Dr. *Lunch*?"

*[There is an awkward pause]*

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...

well...

[Patient is interrupted]

> *Dr. Lunch:* 

Oh, don't even think of it.

It's exactly like it sounds.

"Lunch"

L. u. n. c. h.

Like the meal.

I LOVE my name.

It's memorable.

You remember it already.

> *Patient:* 

Hmmm...

I think you're right.

> *Dr. Lunch:*

I am!

OK

Well let's get to it.

One thing.

It's 11:40 already.

and...

We're almost out of time.

> *Patient:*

What?

Out of time?

We just started.

Out of time for what?

> *Dr. Lunch:*

Noon approaches,

and,

I always have someplace I have to be

at noon.

I think you can understand that,

right?

> *Patient*

Ummmm...

I mean, I'm serious about my acid-reflux,

and I have a lot of questions.

At noon I'm usually at work,

around that time,

and I do,

have something to do,

usually,

at noon.

Almost always at noon.

That's why I chose this time.

I usually have a break,

around this time.

I'm sorry if I'm repeating myself...

[Does a partial face-palm]

> *Dr. Lunch*

Me too, me too.

So I think we can agree,

we both have something to do,

at noon.

[grins]

So here we go.

I promise we will get through

everything.

...

To be continued...
