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Publications

Dramatic

Screenplays & Stage Plays

All screenplays are registered with the Writers Guild of America with one-pagers, character-cast rundowns, and PDF scripts available on completed works. Hollywood representation: Wayne Keeley.

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Screenplays

Carnival Man

Using his family history in the carny world, an undercover FBI agent helps a young woman solve her father's murder and expose a counterfeiting operation using her carnival.

Chaco

A virile Hispanic nurse and a cynical California female doctor are irresistibly drawn together as they encounter tri-cultural trials building a medical clinic in rural New Mexico.

Eyes of the Cat

An abnormally vengeful female cougar stalks numerous people in the Wyoming high country, including a honeymooning couple who discover love intensified by life-and-death threat.

Honor and Consequences

A prom gang rape destroys innocence but creates unimaginable strengths when a boy returns a trained Marine to empower the girl he loves.

Crossroads of Life and Death

In 1946 a model-turned-reporter goes to China looking for a story but instead finds a passionate love affair with a covert agent destined to be the CIA's first killed in the line of duty. (Based on a true story)

Paying the Piper

The unique American bagpiping culture clashes with the underbelly of the biker world when a widowed piper and father of two risks his home by protecting and falling in love with an abused biker babe.

Resolutions are for Fools

A frustrated western wear executive brings home the one woman the family corporation needs — a PhD expert who is also too gorgeous for him to ignore.

Saving One Another

A dying promise prompts an impulsive police officer to rescue a patient from an abortion clinic, triggering media attention and retaliation from her father, the city's Catholic mayor.

Shooting

A world-renowned fashion model defies her grasping agent and encounters love when she takes responsibility for the cop disabled by her stalker's bullet.

Storm Maker

In 1898 a Spanish American War vet and an unconventional nurse join a Shoshoni holy man to prove an Idaho town used smallpox to kill his people for their valley.

Temperance

In 1875 West Texas, an enigmatic saloon owner and a strong-willed young woman find unlikely love as they join forces when accused of murdering her father, a New York banker-turned-temperance leader.

The Gift Exchange

An enigmatic stock broker/SCA enthusiast falls in love with the computer whiz he hires to find who is manipulating accounts in the brokerage.

The Lonely Man

In 1865 Colorado a Civil War-damaged teacher takes on a selfish town and finds how much a young woman and her abused family need him.

When Eagles Scream

DEA partners trail Colombian drug trafficking to a university's anthropology department. One agent marries undercover, and his partner must convince the tri-athlete bride not to attempt a rescue on her own.

Letting Go of Sacred Things

With stubborn dignity, an Iowa woman moves into the apartment above a pool hall and must deal with assaults on her marriage and ultimate widowhood.

On a Cabin's Eve

While awaiting their trapper father's return, three snowbound children fight off wolves in the Colorado mountains on Christmas Eve of 1880, then are visited by a cowboy named Gabriel.

Stage Plays

"A Matter of Conscience"

3-Act · 1970s Midwest · 4 Females, 5 Males

A young woman witnesses a drug-related murder then hides from the perpetrators — her fiancé's employers. Her habit of "white lies" unravels her life and destroys her nagging Conscience.

"Brian's Homecoming"

One-Act · 1960s NM · 2 Females, 4 Males

After an Undesirable Discharge from the Air Force, a blundering young man seeks stability in his parents' home, coddled by his mother but called to responsibility by his disappointed father.

"The Memory Game"

3-Act

A group of male and female soldiers far from home at Christmas play an emotional roller-coaster game that creates a surprising bond.

"The Puzzle"

One-Act

A young bride, an elderly matron, a Hell's Angel, and a gay lover share the common agonies of an ICU waiting room and its time-consuming jigsaw puzzle.

"One Word Too Many"

One-Act

An oblivious but determinedly manipulative couple attempt matchmaking for their unpleasant daughter.

"The Great Bookstore Robbery"

One-Act

A desperate street girl is accepted and protected by an aging woman and, in turn, she stands up to the woman's domineering son-in-law.