The Man in the Maidenform Bra (4)
FICTION: Part 4 of 5 in which karma comes for flatterers, tricksters, fraudsters, and unscrupulous politicians.
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4
It became darker as we descended into the further depths of the downward spiral. I was glad for the comfort of Anne Hathaway’s hand and its power to lift us into a kind of flight then take us gently to the surface as if we were parachutists dropping to earth.
When my eyes became adjusted to the diminished light, I was startled to see a heavily made-up Vivian Vance who played Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy. Wearing a mink stole over a pink dress, she was jumping up and down in a vat, holding the hem of her dress up just above the knees.