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Share My Umbrella
This was written for a film comprised of three short films. INT. WORKSTATION. LATE AFTERNOON ANN (late 20’s, burnt out) is working on a database. The workstation is decorated with feminist/health...
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Photo Finish (short script)
I was surprise to see that I wrote this script in 2002. I thought it was closer to being one of the last things I wrote, because I remember this being one of the last things that broke my heart. this...
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Agoraphobic Diary Two
took almost 2 hours to convince myself to take my dogs for a walk they sniffed watched 2 boys play basketball sniffed more until they got startled by a car beeping back up indicator so we went home
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Based on a true story
sorry, I didn’t notice the full text in the post was not displaying: the problem is the focus on the one heroic person, like we are not all capable to resist – the concern for me is seeing those same...
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Spring in the Burbs
spring is here, spring is here life is skittles and life is beer - Tom Lehrer, Poisoning Pigeons in the Park It’s Springtime in the burbs something not revealed by bulbs or with with hues of red...
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Writing Poetry
conventional wisdom and Dan Savage say don’t let prospective dates know you write poetry which makes no sense to me because if no one dates poets how are romantic and seductive poems supposed to be...
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ubermensch: overcoming packs, prides and herds
I posted this in my official fan club today – and am just going to share the text instead of a screen shot: A few years ago, I had an opportunity to pitch a script idea for a gay Robin Hood movie I...
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Challenge Accepted
Black Coffee An original screenplay Concept By Nina Tryggvason Screenplay By Dennis L. Hiatt &Nina Tryggvason Register WGAw 1562732 EXT. SUBURBAN STREET – EVENING Family neighbourhood. Houses...
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War? What’s It Good for?
Upon a Dead Child Posted on November 28, 2011 by Nina As if Sleeping, a child lies quietly, curled into a ball not dissimilar to the cat in the corner I watch the child for a single solitary sign...
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Screenplay Sample: Geek World
INT. HALLWAY CONFERENCE LEVEL. MID DAY SATURDAY. Jake comes out of a room where SEVERAL CONGOERS are watching a 1950’s B movie. Jake walks across the hall to the Men’s washroom. Nathalie emerges...
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The state of the state
a shallow breath twitched eye a nod agreement consent capitulation inevitiable why did I expect anything else? my bat my ball and no place to take them away from the players where I want to be no where
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How Can it be Rush Hour When I’m Still in First Gear?
I’m only four cars away from the intersection light on the main street. Green. Red. Stuck on the side street, but only two cars away. Surreptitiously, I pick my sore left nostril. I huddle down a...
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Masks
This was a short script that I was asked to write by a producer pal with a set of masks that she had bought to be used as costume pieces. Since that’ heavy handed symbolism, I don’t really feel a need...
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La Bell Dames sans merci
This painting in my high school inspired this poem: Three Scored Carbonaceous matter under pressure and heat Never shone brighter than her eyes Three men loved her, three men died Despairing of her...
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The Weekender
This is the first performance of The Weekender. Sadly the second performance video is incomplete, because changing the cast did amazing things. Recently I saw several items discussing straights...
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