Pilots, Shorts & Essays
My writing included a pilot script for television and several short plays for the stage. I also wrote a short-lived blog for GForce (a gay hockey team that morphed into the You Can Play Project) and articles for the Lambda Car Club. Below are a few samples.
T V P i l o t
The Ark & the Crucible
Genres: Drama, action, adventure
Global war gives women a clean slate.
Devastation wracks the globe as the luxurious Pacific Swan docks at the poor Canadian town of Spatsizi, throwing the lives of both passengers and townies into chaos. The ship’s officers flee and inexperienced Lenox must take command. As supplies dwindle, Hector, an ambitious waiter, opens a black market. On shore, corrupt Mayor Abitibi battles feisty bar owner Grace and the female-majority residents for control. Chief Anna Skybear and the matriarchal aborigines pit ship against shore in their bid for power.
Beneath it all, three women plot a new world order.
The Pacific Swan did not dock in Spatsizi by happenstance, but rather preordination. Chief Skybear, Mayor Abitibi and shipping heir Cordelia Swann knew that war was coming. They soon pull Lenox, Hector and Grace into a web of hidden military installations, propagation experiments and secret gold reserves that will either destroy their fragile peace or spark the building of a new nation.
Women may well inherit the earth — but what will they do with it?
– – – – > To read this pilot, click HERE.
S H O R T P L A Y S
A Letter to derek
Genre: Dramatic monologue
A high school student — and the team mascot — details his clandestine relationship with the quarterback in an emotional and shocking letter.
– – – – > Click HERE to read the script.
A Good Ass
Genre: Political parody
A Democrat and a Republican disagree about their pets in a visit to their marriage counselor.
– – – – > Click HERE to read the script.
The Naked Truth
Genre: Comedy
A groom deals with a missing wedding ring, a scorched wedding dress and second thoughts before his walk down the aisle.
– – – – > Click HERE to read the script.
Batman Gets a Coffee
Genre: Comedy
Batman and an assassin match wits on the Staten Island Ferry.
– – – – > Click HERE to read the script.
B L O G S
Athlete OUTpost, a short-lived blog published by GForce Sports, examined the sports world from an LGBT perspective. I posted the following essays on the blog — click a title below to access an essay.
A Day in Dachau
Corduroy Day
Holy Gridiron, Batman
Some Day, They’re Gonna Run
E S S A Y S
I also wrote this essay about the various cars I’ve owned during my life. As a guy with zero interest in cars other than as a way to get from here to there — and considering that this essay was published in the newsletter for a gay car club — you could say that I have a unique perspective. Click the title to access it.