Several Incidents in Mackenzie Philip’s Afternoons

By David Halliday

“Trust me, Father, God hates me. He tried to kill me when I was born. My head was too big and my mother almost died. They had to use clamps on my head but the clamps broke so they cut into my mother’s bones. It was a real mess. The doctors figured I would have brain damage. I was tested. They didn’t find any damage but what does that mean? The way I figure it, I was brain damaged. I mean, I should have been a genius but I’m just average intelligence. It’s been a real disappointment to my parents. My dad is an airline pilot and my mom teaches at Humber College so they’re pretty smart. They figured they should have been set for life with a genius as a child but look what they got to show for everything – me.”
Mackenzie Philips had to deal with all the trials of youth, bullies, school, parents who don't understand him. And God. Who Mackenzie believes is out to get him. God wants revenge. Because Mackenzie has committed a terrible crime. He's killed someone. He's killed two someones.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Halliday
• Release date: Oct 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370825981

David Halliday

I have published poems, short stories, plays, art works in reviews and publications across the United States and Canada. I have several published books:murder by Coach House Press. This book is a series of poems and illustrations set up like scenes in a movie, describing the murder, trial, and mob execution of an innocent man. Winner of the 2001 Eppie for poetry.The Black Bird by. The Porcupine’s Quill. This is a book of poems, illustrations and short prose pieces describing the fictional making of the John Huston film, The Maltese Falcon.Making Movies by Press Porcepic. This is a book of long poems, interviews, short fiction pieces about a fictional BBC documentary about a fictional Canadian film maker, Samuel Bremmer and his company of actors and colleagues. It follows his career through the creation of a series of his movies.Church Street is Burning, a book of poems, was a finalist in the 2002 Eppie for poetry.The God of Six Points, published by Double-dragon-ebooks. A man who believes he is a god believes he has murdered one of his subjects.Sleeping Beauty, published by LTD ebooks.com is a murder mystery. A woman lands in a small village where the only escape is to be murdered. Finalist in the 2003 Dream Realm Awards. Winner of the 2004 IP Book Awards.The Hole, published by LTD ebooks is one in a series of cop stories. There are unusual happenings in the quiet suburb of Islington. People have begun to disappear. And they have been disappearing for generations. For the soon to retire Sam Kelly, this is his last case as a detective. All the clues point to a mysterious hole, which appears to have no bottom.In 2007 I was short listed for the C.B.C. Literary Contest in poetry.

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Several Incidents in Mackenzie Philip’s Afternoons

by David Halliday

The Invisible Man Part 9

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Copyright 2016 David Halliday

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1. The Donut Shop

I think you’re just weird. Mary Lou Frances said as she took her makeup case out of her purse, removed her mirror and lipstick, and retouched her lips.

Mackenzie looked on with amazement.

Man, you’re really good at that, Mary Lou. I haven’t seen anything like it since last summer when they were repaving the parking lot at Six Points Plaza.

Mary Lou stuck her tongue out at Mackenzie.

Very funny, Mr. Philips, she said then smoothed her lips together, put her lipstick away and looked at herself once more in the mirror. She maticulously manipulated several hairs on her head then, satisfied with their new position, returned her mirror to her makeup case, and her makeup case to her purse.

Mackenzie shook his head.

Where’d you learn that stuff?

I don’t know what you mean, Mr. Philips, Mary Lou responded.

That stuff. Mackenzie waved his fingers at Mary Lou’s purse. If I had to do that everyday I’d be losing stuff right and left. How do you remember everything?

Mary Lou smiled appreciatively as she surreptitiously glanced over Mackenzie’s shoulder to check out who else was in the donut shop. She looked Mackenzie in the eyes.

You’re changing the topic, Mr. Philips.

Topic? Mackenzie shrugged his shoulders as he raised his cold cappuccino to his lips.

Mary Lou smiled impatiently. You were talking about God who apparently is out to get you. You should keep your thoughts more organized, Mr. Philips. It’s why you’re doing so poorly in school.

Who says I’m doing poorly? I got a 65 in my last science test.

Mary Lou raised her cup of tea to her lips. Exactly. I got an 87.

Ya, but Ms. Powell likes you.

Mary Lou smirked. I study. Oh, Mackenzie, how do you expect to do well in high school if you can’t do well in elementary school? Now, you’ve got me sidetracked again. What is this talk about God? Have you talked to Father Paul about it?

I talked to Father O’Malley, Mackenzie responded. "But it’s confidential. I’m not