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Open behind a lone man facing his desk, sitting inside of a cramped, one bedroom apartment, typing furiously on his typewriter and muttering softly to himself. Soft jazz plays in the background as his image grows clearer and clearer and his words grow louder over the soft whisper of his voice. The strong-spoken words soon overpower his own ( Read more... )

I have a really good basic idea for a story/screenplay that i'm not sure yet exactly how to write. the premise is just about a man whose central goal is to gain order in his life through writing and creating fictional versions of himself both in fantastical and super-realistic renditions. these characters will, in turn, realize themselves in the ( Read more... )

In a town not far from where I grew up, they held a fair every fall and spring. And every year, along with the carnival rides, the contests and games would come the freak show to peddle its wares. All of it was nothing beyond ordinary; mermaids, midgets and the like. But there was one man who interested me above all others: the fat man that sat ( Read more... )

why is it that even though ive stopped drinking except on weekends and everyone else is drinking nonstop i am still the one that drinks the most and gets the least drunk? god... i hate it here. thank god thank god thank god i get to have caitlin over this weekend. im about to flip out from the lonliness of this fucking place.

it's rare that i find people with many redeeming qualities in athens. the bar has pretty much been lowered on everything from conversations to salutations. suddenly a polite phrase such as "thank you" is changed into a disdainful "'preciateit" where they dont even want to put forth the effort of enunciation. i'm almost positive that i will be ( Read more... )

oh man, such great news coming out of walton. not ONLY is one more kid out living with a walton HS teacher but yet another football player is in trouble with the law! and of course the parents are up in arms about it, but that goes unsaid. remind anyone of the mailbox mashers a few year back? remember all that business? and about teachers... whoo ( Read more... )

I'm a bad mother fuckin' DJ ( Read more... )

just a few snippets ( Read more... )

the first draft of my play:

LAZARUS

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happy birthday to me...

thanks to all of you who remembered (my family, anne, lori, etc.) and especially to chelsea who is en route to hang out with me today so i wont be lonely.

maybe this will be a fun day after all