The old Victorian house just west of Ludlow had once been a proud and stately home, a testament to the wealth and taste of its owners. But that was long ago, and now the house was a shadow of its former self. Its red paint was peeling and faded, and the white picket fence that…
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Get Lost in Vermont – The Green Hole
In the lush forests of Vermont, there lies a watering hole unlike any other. It is not a place of relaxation, but rather of fear and mystery. Located in the Green Mountain Forest, near the Massachusetts border, the Green Hole is a small pond of dark green hue, almost perfectly round in shape, with a surface as smooth as glass.
Get Lost in Vermont – The Treasure of Main Street
“Ahoy there, mateys! Do ye know the tale of the Treasure of Main Street? It be a story of adventure and intrigue, of pirates and potholes, of love and loss. Join me as I set sail on the high seas of imagination and uncover the mystery of the Black Snake’s lost treasure.”
Get Lost in Vermont – The Statue of Prosperity
The second of fifty fictional places to visit in Vermont you won’t find in any travel guide. These are the places the locals keep to themselves and if you go, you’ll soon learn why. The Statue of Prosperity A benefit of a summer drought is the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the copper green…
The Vermont Extended Universe – The Vampires of the Northeast Kingdom
The Vampires of the Northeast Kingdom This is an early version appearing in the VEU Vol 1. The legend of the TWA 666 has haunted Vermont for decades. On a snowy December evening in 1958, a plane full of Eastern European tourists crashed in the dense forests of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. When rescuers arrived at…
Saturday
I’m pivoting from filmmaking. It’s served me well but my love is the story. In that spirit, I’m attempting a short story a week. No genre is safe. Here we go. ______________________________________________________ Saturday morning, I woke to the sounds of a large truck driving down our road. It was early, but my brother had been…
The Gamer
Some nights when I put the kids to bed my eyes are too tired to read, but I still need to deliver a story. Usually, these freestyle tales meander with no plot, but sometimes the kids like them and I’ll write them down for another day. ______________________________ THE GAMER King Franz was a merciful king…
Behind Blue Eyes
I was searching for my Tax ID number in my email when a found an old copy of the script I sent to myself for back up. I almost forgot I wrote it. I wrote this not long after the Bush v. Gore election. The premise was simple, what if a blue-eye golden boy from…
Employee of the Month
Certainly. I’ll rewrite the story, focusing on improving grammar, punctuation, spelling, and clarity. Here’s the revised version: Verna worked as a cashier at Savemoores Supermarket for 45 years. When she began her cashiering career, the store was a tiny convenience store. Today, it’s a 75,000-square-foot behemoth. It had three cashier lanes in 1974; now it…
The Barren Pines (Weekly Writing Project)
I wrote this in script form with the intent of doing a short film. I’ve been enamored with Jersey folklore as far back as my memory goes. ____________ THE BARREN PINES EXT. WOODS – DAY Shots within a dark, gloomy forest, Tall pine trees shield most of the sunlight. The ground is sandy and covered…