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The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes S2

November 5, 2009
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SCENE II
The curtain rises revealing the throne room. The King is present, and his three Knights kneel before him. As he speaks, the King hands each of them a scroll.
KING: Spread the news far and wide! I want word of this to reach every county, city, and hamlet from here to [...]

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The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes S1

October 29, 2009
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SCENE I
Room dark, curtain down. The STORYTELLERS emerge from behind the curtain and take up positions in front of it. Lights up on them.
STORYTELLER #1: Once…
STORYTELLER #2: upon…
STORYTELLER #3: a time…
STORYTELLERS (all): In a faraway kingdom, there lived a king with three beautiful daughters…
STORYTELLER #1: Alusair…
STORYTELLER #2: [...]

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The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes

October 22, 2009
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The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes
Adapted by Thomas Scofield
From the original tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
SCENERY, PROPS, MUSIC and SOUND
The stage should be set with a double row of pillars, which can be made of cardboard wrapped with tinfoil. The pillars are going to double as pillars in the throne room of the king, pillars [...]

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Phobophobia: A Monologue

October 1, 2009
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A DARKENED STAGE

The effects of lighting and sound on this piece can have major impact. They should, ideally, support the atmospheres of the piece, namely fear, anger and despair. The particulars here are left up to the designers of said effects (although suggestions of desired effects have been noted), as their expertise [...]

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H&G Redux

September 24, 2009
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“How progress the children in their studies, Master Abdul?”
Margaret kept her face down, staring at the yellowed pages of the book in front of her as the cool, musical tones of her stepmother’s voice invaded the warm silence of her father’s library. Tall for a girl, and already [...]

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The Outer Alliance ~ Pride Day 2009

August 31, 2009

As a member of the Outer Alliance, I advocate for queer speculative fiction and those who create, publish and support it, whatever their sexual orientation and gender identity.  I make sure this is reflected in my actions and my work.
All stories set in the Cinedynamics Universe will feature a gay protagonist: Gavriel.  An excerpt [...]

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The Hand that Wields the Knife

July 14, 2009
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My flash fiction story, The Hand that Wields the Knife, has been published by MicroHorror.Com!
You can read the story here.

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The Morning After

June 25, 2009
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Where am I?
And why does my head hurt? Oh please tell me I’m not… I am. The proof of it is in the cool grit of asphalt on my fingertips. I can practically feel the tiny individual pockmarks scouring its surface. Pavement. I’m lying on the pavement. Probably [...]

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The Cybernetic Abyss

June 11, 2009
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There is a place they call the end of the world beyond the world.  Once upon a time, it was a mystery older than creation.  Now, well, now it masquerades as a mystery perhaps a score of years old, if that.  The end of the web.  The end of the digital world.
It’s easy enough to [...]

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Forever 17

May 28, 2009
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Sven closed his eyes, made his wish, and blew.  Time seemed to dilate around him.  He imagined he could see the whirling currents of air speeding towards the candles, snuffing them out one by one.  The first candle went out.
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It was the best of times.  Fullstop.  Flat out.  The best.  Being seventeen rocked.  Sven glanced [...]

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