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Memory Lineby  Aatish Thakerar
In a future where ˜memory line’ software allows its users to revisit their memories, the technology’s billionaire founder returns home after a twenty year absence.

Genre: Sci-Fi
23 pages
The Macbethsby  Gregory G. Sarno
Lady M. and her bungling attorney spouse debut in a self-contained excerpt from the feature-length œLady Macbeth, a contemporary supernatural takeoff on Shakespeare.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
We'll Meet Againby  Kevin Silva
A teen searching for his missing girlfriend at a remote beach discovers a beautiful ghost has been waiting for him.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
22 pages
Kappa Delta Dieby  Eric Ingram
After the death of a friend, a frat pledgee and his girlfriend are interrogated over her death. One of them is guilty.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
In Dreamsby  Chris Leonard
A narcoleptic widower's life reaches its lowest ebb, but serendipity offers him an opportunity to find happiness.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Not An Inkling (SG SERIES)by  Ramona Baillie
Mindy and Shari find that trying to be trendsetters can be very painful.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Two-Bit Betty & Dirty Edby  Tom Deiker
Romantic Dramedy. A handicapped couple meet at a homeless mission, pool their tattered resources. 1-scene (homeless mission "barbershop"), 12 pages. Cast of 2: man and woman. No No CGI/SFX. General audience. ©WG1636320 Stageplay script performed at Thespian Productions, Brooklyn, New York; and The Producers Club, New York, New York.

Genre: Romance
12 pages
Intermittentby  K. Nicole Williams
After falling in love with an abused woman in jail, a successful business woman is forced on the run with her lover when their plans for a new life together backfire with tragic consequences.

Genre: Drama
27 pages
Property Tycoonby  Alex Sarris
A lighthearted story of Scott, a homeless man who lives in a tin shed and moves across the spectrum to becomes a home owner and a business man (with a twist) in an exclusive suburb overnight.

Genre: Family
12 pages
A child psychologist makes a chilling discover that puts into question all her beliefs and theories.

Genre: Horror
3 pages
A man creates and interesting waste removal problem when he clones himself for financial and personal gain.

Genre: Sci-Fi
4 pages
Going Greenby  Jason K. Allen
Unfulfilled by the zombie lifestyle, one of the walking dead spends a day at the park finding joy and meaning in nature. (Produced writer; previous short won Best Screenplay at 2014 San Diego Film Awards. See my IMDB profile for credits.)

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Brown's Beauty Supplyby  Ramona Baillie
A telephone glitch might get Marsha the promotion she's been waiting years for.

Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Ashes to Ashesby  Alex Sarris
Upon the death of his wife, Danny Stone decides to flip his life upside down.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
5 pages
A prisoner awaiting his sentence is given the chance to take his life back - but at a price.

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Speechlessby  Jez McMillan
A stalker discovers another stalker is watching his object of desire. Elements of black comedy.

Genre: Comedy
10 pages
It's My Lifeby  John Porter
A young Indian-American woman must choose between continuing to live with her parents and moving into an apartment with her boyfriend.

Genre: Family
8 pages
Beyond the Lightsby  Gina Prince-Bythewood
The pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.

Genre: Romance
8 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Rest in Pieceby  Sheri Tor
The investigation surrounding a series of killings focuses on a domestic abuse shelter, a stalking husband and an ear on one of the victims that forensics says isn't his.

Genre:
25 pages
Hell Houndby  Marina Albert
Two paranormal wanna-be investigators, combing a cemetery for the legendary hell hound, accidentally evoke the phantom and it promptly embodies the priest’s pet dog. When they come across the dog on the loose, they return it to the local parish, unaware they’ve brought back an ancient curse.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
The Bagram Diariesby  William Blackmon
The trials and triumphs of civilian defense contractors at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan are chronicled in the project security manager's personal journal. That project is called CIVCAP and thousands of regular Americans from every walk of life fill its ranks to work beside the men and women in uniform who were deployed to the desolate reaches of Afghanistan. This is one of their stories.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Snake Creekby  Cheryll Ganzel
A young woman's escape from the wrath of a hurricane is cut off by snipers.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Bygone and Beyondby  Bob Wiley
As a young man stalks his ex, who is working a late night shift at a convenence store, an unexpected encounter with a troubled girl changes his life forever.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Coming of Rageby  Mark Childs
Life has dealt Brian Kirby Jones a horrible hand. Nature and nurture battle for supremacy at Brian's expense. The birth of a serial killer is a complicated process and free will, or the lack of it, will determine Brian's fate.

Genre: Drama
33 pages
...Came Upon A Midnight Clearby  Ted King
A troubled woman running away during the holiday season, finds herself the only patron at an out of the way diner. During the course of the evening, the woman discovers the owner of the diner is not who he claims to be, but neither is she!

Genre: Sci-Fi
11 pages
A Dinner To Rememberby  Stuart Creque
Peter and Marge show up to a special restaurant meal arranged by their family and friends for their 25th wedding anniversary. The courses of their meal remind them that the course of true love never did run smooth.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Gay comedy: a guy gets a fish so he can learn how to commit to a man.

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
The Shrinkby  Sherrill Wark
Two 15-year-old girls will do anything to get into the œForbidden concert in style.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Tea for Two!by  Bryan Carrier
Johnny, is a bully at school. He sits in the principle's office with his victim, Megan. He is taught a valuable lesson when, Megan, gives him her cross. They meet 20 years later and, Johnny, became a priest. One moment can define a lifetime.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
The Man With Red Eyesby  Cleveland Gilreath
Detective Sondra Elizondo experiences a life changing night when she encounters the supernatural power of her immortal grandfather, who happens to be God's hitman, engages demons in a brutal battle to the death, and learns there is more to her family line than dreams could ever envision. (Faith based story)

Genre: Horror
19 pages
A young drug dealer trying to escape a police hunt, finds himself hiding on a bus full of little old ladies. His big mistake was jokingly challenging the older women to a karate fight, which leaves him knocked out on the bus floor with the police ready to search the bus.

Genre: Comedy
12 pages
A small town woman trapped in powerlessness, goes out on the town with the intention of getting pregnant: what she sees as her ticket to a better life

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Punterby  CJ Walley
The sexual experience a man has with four radically different sex workers teaches him he needs a personal connection to feel fulfilled.

Genre: Artistic
8 pages
The Glamourous Spellby  Dexter E. Williams
A shy office worker is hypnotize by a sexy, mysterious woman into gaining the confidence to stand up to her mean-spirited boss.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
Voices in the Darknessby  John Witcher
A young drug addict is diagnosed with schizophrenia. After years of exasperation, he beats the odds. Based on a true story.

Genre: Drama
27 pages
The Horror Seriesby  Ange Fassinou
A Young couple discover a mysterious book that leads them to live horrible and dangerous adventures.

Genre: Horror
40 pages
Winter Coverby  Christine Whitlock
The husband and receptionist meet a cold end to their tryst.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
I BEFOUR E Episode Twoby  Justine Goff
Part two. Mockumentary about three subjects from an Adult Dyslexia Learning Group. Aaron continues his quest for employment in a cake decorating shop and gets banned from the Job Centre, Christopher fires his agent but ends up holding own auditions when no one in the industry is interested and Freda's credibility comes into question when interviews from people in her past contradict everything she has said about herself and is forced into a dyslexia screening.

Genre: Comedy
30 pages
Pity the Poor Cowboyby  John Porter
With a song, two cowboys mourn one of their own.

Genre: Western
5 pages
Memory Lineby  Aatish Thakerar
In a future where memory line software allows users to revisit old memories, the technology's billionaire founder returns home after a twenty year absence. Writing reviewed by Wendy Mitchell (Editor of Screen International) as "snappily written, with a great pace about it...dialogue also well written."

Genre: Artistic
16 pages
 
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