SHORT STORIES AND OTHER FICTIONS
Episode 5 of Pacific TV, a pair of staged readings of two works in progress. The first is an added first scene to Rising Tide (episode 3 of Pacific TV), the second is a short play called Power Trip. They were performed at Community TV of Santa Cruz on Saturday July 7th, 2018 https://youtu.be/epS1Odood50 Originally … Continue reading Pacific Television Theater – Staged Readings
https://carrotranch.com/2018/07/05/july-5-flash-fiction-challenge/ BIG AND SHINY “Now listen here, swine!” Claude bellowed with inflated self importance. “Now that I’ve put in charge of this department things are going to be different! There will be order!” The employees looked at him blankly. “First rule, my cubicle is off limits! Nobody enters my territory! Nobody messes with my stuff! … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Buttons
Episode 5 of Pacific Television Theater will be performed and live broadcast tonight from Community Television of Santa Cruz at 7:30PM PDT. The half hour play that was originally going to be performed tonight had to be postponed. Instead, two staged readings of works in progress will be performed and broadcast live tonight. The first … Continue reading Tonight: Episode 5 Of Pacific TV
https://carrotranch.com/2018/06/22/june-21-flash-fiction-challenge/ YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE A city person pulled into a rural service station. "Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to Davenport?" "Davenport?" the rustic attendant answered. "Don't reckon I do." "How about Greenfield?" The attendant pondered. "Nope, don't know the way there either." "Well can you tell me … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Not All Is Lost
A Gilligan’s Island spoof in which the roles of the Skipper and Gilligan are reimagined as played by Carol O’Connor (he read for the part of the Skipper) and Rob Reiner. The rest of the castaways should appear as portrayed by their original actors. Gilligan’s Island debuted on CBS on September 26, 1964, about a … Continue reading All In The Island – A 10 Minute Play
https://carrotranch.com/2017/12/21/dec-21-flash-fiction-contest/ The man stopped when he came across a pleasant sight of white flowers arrayed in front of him. He wistfully contemplated the field of new growth. The beautiful daisy, he sighed to himself, Bellis perennis if memory serves me. He looked across the many bright yellow dots surrounded by snow white petals atop thin … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: White Flowers
https://carrotranch.com/2017/09/08/september-7-flash-fiction-challenge/ Silvio the waiter moved from table to table taking customer’s orders and answering their many questions about the menu. He then ran back to the kitchen, quickly arranged various plates of food onto a serving tray, and ran back out with the tray on his upturned palm. He adroitly sidestepped other servers and bussers … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Busy
(This play was inspired by Mooch, the tuxedo cat in the above picture. He belongs to my girlfriend, and when I was rehearsing another play at her townhouse, Mooch would join us, bother the actors, and generally make himself the center of attention. Good kitty.) CHARACTERS DARCY – A tenant ROSEANNE – A tenant TABITHA … Continue reading Ailurophobia – A 10 Minute Play
(Originally written as a short play during the summer of this year, posting it here after failing to get it staged.) CHARACTERS CHARLENE BEAUMONT AMELIA KIRBY HARVEY CHESWICK REX PAULSON Scene: A local television station (A local television studio where an afternoon talk show is about to air. The host and the three guests are … Continue reading Current Affairs: A Fake Interview Show – Episode 2
https://carrotranch.com/2017/07/07/july-6-flash-fiction-challenge-2/ Wendy and Jack approached the old lighthouse with other tourists. "I just love these old buildings!" Wendy gushed. "Don't you, dear?" "They're okay, I guess," Jack replied. "But it's so grand looking! They knew how to build things then." "It's just an archaic brick building with no more use. Modern ships rely on more … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Lighthouse
