Chapter-ette Two: An Unlikely Case The lady was a real English rose. She wore a floral print dress, white lace gloves, and a straw hat with a satin ribbon. In short, she wasn’t the typical woman who visited a San Francisco detective agency. … [Read more]
Marple & Spade (one of six)
Chapter-ette One: An Unlikely Meeting It was a weekday, that much I knew for sure by all the hustle and bustle of lunchtime in the city. I didn’t have a hangover, so it was at least Tuesday. And I hadn’t started drinking yet, so it probably wasn’t … [Read more]
Hear Me Out (rant-o-logue trilogy, part three)
SPEAKER rushes on stage. They are slightly out of breath from running late. They pace back and forth during the entire rant, never quite looking at the person they are addressing until the very end. SPEAKER – Just hear me out. I know how . . . … [Read more]
Glitter is Evil (rant-o-logue trilogy, part two)
A figure dressed in black, except for a red beret enters centre stage and raises a defiant fist. SPEAKER – Glitter is Evil! The figure relaxes to arms-akimbo stance. SPEAKER – It’s as simple as that. Even if scientists were to invent a … [Read more]
Ode to the Chicken Roll (rant-o-logue trilogy, part one)
A non-native English speaker enters, holding a wrapped Chicken roll. SPEAKER – Ya know, when I first moved here I thought everyone was a bit racist against me because I wasn’t Irish. Turns out, you were just annoyed that I was taking so long to … [Read more]
“Never Forget” – script
Setting: the computer science classroom of a Catholic high school in Oakland, California Date/Time: Morning of September 11th, 2001 MRS. BROOKS (mid 20s) stand in front of a television, flipping channels. ALEXANDRA (teenager) paces back and … [Read more]