SHORT STORIES AND OTHER FICTIONS
(A comedic look at workplace hierarchy/pecking order, first performed as a staged reading at Community TV of Santa Cruz.) CHARACTERS LEONARD – middle management GORDON – recently promoted to middle management CLAUSEN – upper management Place: LEONARD'S workplace office Time: Contemporary (LEONARD is sitting at his desk and writing on some paperwork. GORDON enters.) LEONARD: … Continue reading Power Trip – A 5 Minute Play
https://carrotranch.com/2018/08/31/august-30-flash-fiction-challenge/ THE BOTTLE OPENER A party goer grabbed a longneck bottle of ale from an ice chest and searched around. "Anyone know where the bottle opener is?" "I got this," another party goer said as he picked up another beer bottle. "Now give me yours." The first party goer handed him his bottle, then the … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Bottleneck
https://carrotranch.com/2018/08/16/august-16-flash-fiction-challenge/ YOU SHOULD'VE LISTENED TO ME! "I see a dark omen ahead for you," the sorceress warned. "Well that's a bummer," the man said nonchalantly. "Heed my words!" the sorceress reiterated. "When a comet appears that is aligned with one of the planets, it will spell your doom!" "How does a comet align with a … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Comet
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
