January 2010
5 posts
MAGICIAN BY DAY
SCOTT AITCH, wearing a pinstripe shirt and boxers, watches an infomercial on his couch. The afternoon sun shines on his hairy legs. The TV blares.
TV: This shirt is an amazing shirt! From the finest cloth and hottest designer, this shirt will fit you and you’ll start to fit in!
Scott looks down. There’s a mustard stain on the left cuff.
TV: Never be caught outside of social...
TRYNA FUCK
A 21-year-old, CHRISTOPHERSON, dances up on RHIANNA. The music blares and the temperature is right. They dip down to the floor at regular intervals, keeping their faces close.
RHIANNA: You’re a good dancer.
CHRISTOPHERSON: I have the right partner.
The music continues. Rhianna grabs Christopherson’s beer and takes a swig.
RHIANNA: I used to think I was pretty good at gettin’...
DATE ME PLEASE
A terminal of computer kiosks spans the length of an off-white hallway. As if in a rhythm, people walk up. An eyeball scanner scans their eyes, a wrist scanner checks a bar code on their wrists, and a pair of electronic lips come out, and each person kisses the lips from their respective machines.
From down the hall a green light bulb goes off over a computer; over FRANCINE, 24, a beautiful lady...
FIRE BURNING
A shirtless boy in skinny jeans, TOMÁS, runs through the woods. He looks back and sees three policemen chasing after. Tomas slides behind the trunk of a tree and catches a breath. His chest heaves.
The policemen slow down and fan out.
Tomas pulls out a bottle of vodka stuffed with a piece of cloth. He lights the cloth, takes a breath, and spins away from the tree.
POLICEMAN #1: There!
TOMÁS:...
CAT LADY
JENNIFER, 33, in scrubs, sits outside the MELROSE VETERINARY HOSPITAL. She smokes a cigarette. A tiny dog, TRIXIE, jumps around.
JASPER, 21, in a collared shirt and green corduroys, walks toward them. He extends his hand and Trixie jumps up, ready to dance.
JENNIFER: Go get him! Get him!
JASPER: Haha, hey, how’re you doing?
JENNIFER: Eat ‘em up, Trixie! Yum!
JASPER: This your...