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10/6/2024
8 : 54
“MEME MACHINE” (SHORT STORY)
In a sterile NATO Command Centre, young Americans gather. They're not soldiers, but a new kind of warrior. General Scott Rutledge stands before them, his chest heaving with medals and his heart
10/2/2024
19 : 44
Scenes from the coast: Ghost trees
As night recedes and morning approaches, the ghost trees drift forward. Draped in mist and fog, branches reaching out towards the edge of the endless road. Pale shapes looming in the haze as cold wind
9/29/2024
11 : 24
“THREE MARTINI LUNCH” (SHORT STORY)
Two women poets meet at the Ritz. Anne Sexton, brash and bold, arrives late. Sylvia Plath, precise and poised, waits patiently. They drink, they smoke, they talk of men and love. “Three Martini Lunch”
9/25/2024
5 : 44
Via Veneto
It's July 1957. Ennio Flaiano sits at a cafe table on Via Veneto under an awning in the late afternoon. People are passing this way and that. They don't walk to their destinations, they saunter
9/22/2024
9 : 44
“SENSORIUM” (SHORT STORY)
In an underground soundstage, reality bends. Electronic stars watch as President Donald Trump prepares for humanity's reckoning. An apocalyptic threat looms. A new future awaits. “Sensorium” is a
9/17/2024
5 : 44
Bill Hicks: Some script ideas
Scratching down a few ideas to fold into the script. - Bill's hulking sidekick and protector is named Lenny Big (who's taller than Bill who's a good six feet tall) and modelled after Lennie
9/15/2024
9 : 34
“PHILIP MORRIS READS THE RIOT ACT” (SHORT STORY)
Philip Morris stands before a class of aspiring art directors and copywriters. They're supremely confident and totally unaware. He's outspoken and unimpressed. “Philip Morris Reads the Riot Act
9/13/2024
6 : 14
Review: “The Early Stories”
Truman Capote's collection of never-before-published short stories mixes everything from petty jealousies to the blinding violence of adulthood. Brief, terse stories from Capote as an adolescent
9/8/2024
11 : 34
“RASKO” (SHORT STORY)
You're writing a screenplay based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's “Crime and Punishment”. A contemporary take on a classic story of murder and morality, of madness and reality. “Rasko” is a crisp,
9/5/2024
3 : 24
Scenes from the city: Speaking in sign
It's a busy city corner, roaring with life. Trams are trundling by, cement trucks churn, air brakes hiss, cars blare and swerve past. Pedestrians are hustling past, talking loudly at each other or
9/1/2024
9 : 34
“TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS” (SHORT STORY)
Ted Canard thinks he can do no wrong. Yet here he is on a New York sidewalk, his life ebbing away. Moments earlier, he was revelling in his success, blind to the inequity around him. “Trickle-Down
8/28/2024
3 : 34
A diary
It's on the ground. In the grass by the corner of the road. Either accidentally dropped or purposely discarded. It's a small 2024 diary. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. A cheap,
8/25/2024
11 : 14
“ANTI-NUCLEAR” (SHORT STORY)
In the dead of night, Richard grapples with a daunting task. Richard must craft an anti-nuclear campaign that will sway an entire nation. The clock ticks. Ideas come and go but conventional methods
8/20/2024
3 : 24
One-line synopsis template
On the verge of a stasis = death moment, a flawed protagonist breaks into act two but when the midpoint happens, he must learn the theme stated, before all is lost. STEFANO BOSCUTTI STEFANO BOSCUTTI
8/20/2024
2 : 44
Hitler or John F. Kennedy?
Who did the most for their country? Who built a highway through their nation? Who boosted employment? Who reduced inflation? Who passed environmental protection laws? Who established financial
8/20/2024
2 : 15
“LET’S KILL ANDREW TATE - PART THREE” (SHORT STORY)
In the sweltering heat of Bucharest, three unlikely conspirators converge. They plot the demise of Andrew Tate - a man who peddles misogyny and violence - with determination and dark humour. But fate
8/11/2024
10 : 54
“LET’S KILL ANDREW TATE - PART TWO” (SHORT STORY)
Two men walk to an apartment filled with books, their intentions heavy in the air. The plan seems simple. Fly to Romania. Find Andrew Tate. End him. But nothing is ever simple when it comes to killing.
8/8/2024
3 : 14
Noticing the trees
Dr. Anna Lembke specialises in treating addiction. Increasingly she treats people addicted to their phones. She sometimes urges her patients to unplug from their phones and undergo a dopamine fast for
8/4/2024
12 : 14
“LET’S KILL ANDREW TATE - PART ONE” (SHORT STORY)
In a dimly lit bookstore, two men stand amidst shelves of worn paperbacks. Edward and Tyler are taking stock of more than just books. As they sort through self-help tomes and discard hollow promises of
7/31/2024
3 : 14
Hitler or Oprah?
Who's the pet-loving vegetarian? Who has a thing about personal hygiene? Who's into weight loss and being the best version of themselves? Who gives away cars to complete strangers? Who's