Fiction and Drama
Below is a young adult science fiction novel
called The Celestial Blade and some
plays and screenplays that I have written. Some are quite old and some are new.
A few of these of these deal directly with the ideas of globalization or
spirituality, while others I have included simply because I enjoyed writing
them and wanted to share my work. Each script can be downloaded as a PDF file
by clicking on its title. I hope you enjoy the scripts. I'd love to hear any
feedback you are willing to share, both positive and negative.
The Celestial Blade
Young Adult Science Fiction Novel
After finishing editing the film
Dark September Rain, I wanted to do something very different. I decided to
write a young adult science fiction novel that explores the relationship
between science and religion. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely to ever get
published. I suspect the combination of science and religion in a young adult
novel is a bit daunting for many agents to consider.
Imagine a starship traveling
between galaxies, a tube shaped, self-contained world with a human section
nearly the size of
The novel opens with the main characters of Jed (13), Kylla
(13), and Fallon (11) exploring a ruined castle in a distant part of the ship
where they find three ancient artifacts; a dagger, and stone necklace, and
leather bound book. These artifacts become essential in their adventure. All
three have grown up in the secluded
Dark
September Rain
Stage Play
Six people are stranded in a farmhouse on a day much like
Pop! Culture:
The Future of America
Stage Version
Screenplay Version
Trapped in a society dominated by a handful of companies
that are rapidly merging into one giant conglomerate, the Citizen has begun to
feel that Life™ as a materialistic corporate consumer cog isn't turning out as
advertised. Sound familiar? Not as seen on TV!
Moonlight
Serenade
Screenplay
Escaping her ex-husband by running off to a writer's colony,
Katherine is caught in a freak storm and forced to take refuge in the
boardinghouse of a small town. Finding herself stranded for several days she
becomes charmed by the local poet as well as the eccentric citizens of the
idyllic town of
An
Unforgiving Storm
Stage Play
The interwoven stories of two couples trapped in a small
farmhouse during a blizzard. The first couple is a sharecropping family caught
in the depression of 1933. They have had no food for days and the mother, in
what she considers an act of mercy, has just suffocated their small child. The
second story takes place in 1973 and involves a young couple that has lost a
child in an accident. The woman must decide whether or not to keep the new baby
she has just told her husband she is carrying, because carrying the child to
term could kill her.
The Day the
Sky Fell
Screenplay
The world is thrown into panic when, Europa, an ice
encrusted moon of Jupiter, suddenly and inexplicably leaves the orbit of its
parent planet and heads directly for Earth. By the time this Visitor arrives in
Earth orbit three days later it has shed its icy shell to reveal a smoothly
polished silver surface. As governments, scientists and religious leaders race
to discover the meaning of the silent sphere's presence, Dr. Valerie Whitehawk,
a parapsychologist and philosopher with an extraordinary ability, is swept up
on a quest into the bowls of the Visitor and eventually to the depths her own
being.
Unexplained
Phenomenon
Screenplay
Katherine is a journalist trying to escape government agents
who are afraid she knows too much about the increasingly bizarre symbols that
have begun to appear everywhere; from the sides of mountains, to the tops of
glaciers, to a monument that people have spontaneously begun to build in the
fields of
Harvest Moon
Screenplay
This is the script for a film I directed more than a decade
ago. It was never seen, or distributed. The film was shot on an extremely low
budget and it shows. However, it does have a certain charm that comes through
just as well in the screenplay. The characters and setting later became the
basis for Dark
September Rain,
a sequel of sorts.
Before the
Shadow of Morning
Stage Play
The first play I
wrote. Very old now. The story of what happens when eight mental patients are
stranded in a group therapy room and no one shows up. And then the power goes out.
And smoke is seen outside. And no one shows up.
The Iron
Cottage
Stage Play
A writer returns home to his small town home after the
sucide of his sister. Something I wrote a number of years ago that I like, but
haven't had time to work on.
Again, I'd love to hear what you think of these scripts and
any feedback, positive or negative, is much appreciated. And if for some
strange reason you find yourself interested in these scripts for performance or
production, by all means, please contact me.