Writing Pages
I have several writing projects going on at once. I have listed a few here for your enjoyment.
Blogs:
Alpaca
What happens on an alpaca ranch? Read to find out.
Film
In the Summer of 2006, my friends made a film out of one of my scripts. This blog follows that process.
Willamette Valley Play Reviews
I go to a lot of theater, and I review the performances here.
Scripts:
Five Cups of Coffee 2006--explores the complex relationship of three people.
Sweetheart 2006--an artist composes a painting over the course of a day only to be disappointed by her most loving critic.
Novel in progress:
Island Hopping 2001-2006 (working title) A young woman travels to a cruise in Greece with her mother where she encounters a beautiful man who follows her island to island, a scorned would-be lover, and deals with the possibility of losing a battle with death.
Plays:
Remote Control 1995
This is my 1995 award-winning short play with zany characters who meddle too much and get it in the end. Also includes Arno, the talking cat.
Burden 2001-2005
This work deals with suicide, family relations and old age.
Short Stories :
"Paper Bag Day" 2003--a humorous take on school budget cuts
"Peacocks" 2005--a woman moves to the Northwest from Southern California and befriends an unlikely bird.
"Darkness" 2004--a woman in the city seeks the dark comfort of her past but finds something else, instead.
Awards:
AFL-CIO essay contest, at Arcata High School, 1992
Robert P. Sibley Book Prize, at Mount Holyoke College, 1993
Five-College New Play Contest, for Remote Control, 1995