the following is fiction. fiction — though rarely factual — is often True. "oh... hi." "hi!" the next thing was a pause. i know it was probably only a split-second, but it felt like an
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Kate’s song – a short screenplay
12.03.05 directing, fiction, film, screenwriting film, movie, Screenplay, script
here's an interpretive exercise for directors: pick a song, poem, hymn, or psalm (preferably at random... open a book, eyes closed, and point your finger, e.g.). craft a story that demonstrates visually and audibly the
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12.03.01 fiction, prayer, screenwriting, vision Beale Street, cheesecake, downtown, Memphis, story
by lunchtime, i found myself with, for the first time in years, absolutely nothing to do. so i decided i'd return to one of my favorite places — downtown Memphis — and be a tourist.
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12.02.27 fiction, screenwriting
as with many of the stories i will post here, this story may be rooted in some truth like all fiction, but is still fiction. and though it may be in first person, the narrator
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12.02.23 family, fiction, screenwriting, vision dogs, dreams, Larry, Mathilda
i love watching Mathilda sleep. she does it with as much intensity as she does everything else. looking at her, it's hard to remember she's only 18 months old, but her behavior is very
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