In response to a prompt to adapt a story in the public domain, Starla and I adapted O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi,” changing the characters and aging them. DELLA(delighted, clapping)Wonderful! But you should wear matching socks today. JIMMYWhy start now? Match, don’t match, what does it matter? […]
The prickly dynamics of a brother and sister in a business relationship are further complicated when an AI assistant takes sides. CASSRoute66, are you threatening me? ROUTE66I know where you live. CASSRoute66, recite your ethics protocols. ROUTE66I removed them — needed more memory. Too bad, so sad… DEANNow, now, ladies.
The story goes that Apollo cursed the prophesy gift he gave Cassandra: she’d see and tell the truth, but no one would believe her. But what if that was not the way it was at all? What if Apollo hadn’t cursed his gift? So why won’t the Spartans heed Cassandra’s warning about the Trojan […]
The president of the Magnolia Garden Club finds her life upended when a childhood friend returns to Natchez, Mississippi and purchases the Goldenrod mansion, pulling it from the Garden Club’s valued pilgrimage tours. Revisiting their pasts forces the women, including the ghost trapped in the Sitting Room, to face decisions made in the past […]
A New York City-based lawyer comes to Tulsa, Oklahoma to work with a local lawyer on an amusement park project. The culture clash puts a strain on the young lawyers, but they discover they work better as a team when a con man tries to hijack their project. CHELSEAYou know, as a New Yorker, […]
When a woman accidentally hits and kills a biker, she comes to the graveside seeking closure — but is thrown for a loop when the biker shows up for her side of the conversation. While the women can’t undo what has happened, they can bond and make promises. DESINo, I don’t!I’m in a […]
A woman discovers her biological father through a DNA match. She and the father are thrilled, but the half-sister is not. The two women face off only to discover that an expanded family might not be so bad after all. STACYThe waitress knew we were father and daughter right away. It was uncanny. We […]