In light of recent events, I’ve decided to share a part of my novella about a woman faced with a decision. Needless to say, I was inspired by forewarned decision by the SCOTUS to federally ban the right to abortion. The years of debate leading up to this horrified me. So I had to write….
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In light of recent events, I’ve decided to share a part of my novella about a woman faced with a decision. Needless to say, I was inspired by forewarned decision by the SCOTUS to federally ban the right to abortion. The years of debate leading up to this horrified me. So I had to write….
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In light of recent events, I’ve decided to share a part of my novella about a woman faced with a decision. Needless to say, I was inspired by forewarned decision by the SCOTUS to federally ban the right to abortion. The years of debate leading up to this horrified me. So I had to write….
Read moreACT 6, SCENE 1 INT: GARAGE – LATE AFTERNOON AMED is looking out onto the horizon. He follows the sounds of sirens in the distance. REV (O.S.): Are those for me? AMED: They’re headed for Caniff Park. REV (O.S.): Good. There’s still time. I think I should go to…
Read moreACT 5, SCENE 1 INT: TRAP HOUSE – AFTERNOON LOCO stares at the mural which no long has the image of the GOATMAN. DISEMBODIED VOICES call out to LOCO his follows them. He stumbles over RICKY’S body. He looks down at RICKY, but feels nothing. GOATMAN (O.S.): More. Blood. LOCO looks up, but…
Read moreACT 4, SCENE 1 INT: GARAGE – AFTERNOON AMED is standing outside of the car and near the garage railing. He is at the top floor overlooking the HEIGHTS and the streets below. AMED looks below and contemplates. He starts to sway. Behind him the car window rolls down and REV pokes his head out….
Read moreACT 3, SCENE 1 INT – SISTER’S HOME OMAR BUTLER and SISTER NETTA BIRDSONG both standing over LEIGH. OMAR’S phone rings, but he sends it to voice mail. OMAR: I can’t believe you did this. SISTER: I got scared. She found the body in the basement. OMAR: Explain that part…
Read moreTEASER ACT 1, SCENE 1 INT: HOSPITAL – ICU MS. COLE gently caresses JAMAL COLE as he lies in a coma. JAMAL starts to convulse and the heart monitors go crazy. MS. COLE starts screaming for him. DOCTORS rush in and kick her out the room screaming. Without sound, the doctors and nurses move to…
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We are arriving towards the final days of the year’s 31DaysOfHorror. I appreciate anyone who’s followed along and read the reviews. To round off the end of this run, I invite you all to revisit my American Horror Story series called Astro City, where nothing is as it seems. Earlier this year, I released weekly…
Read moreBecause nothing is scarier than racism, here is my short story, Melting Pot John 13:34 ~ “Don’t punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see Oh, what’s going on?” -Marvin Gaye It was the spring of 1977 in Somerville, Massachusetts. April 13th. Some of my brothers recall this day with levity mastered…
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