5:12 PM – Laura was in a hurry when she jumped out of her car and quickly strode into the supermarket to pick up some eggs. 5:15 PM – With a carton of large brown free-rangers in hand, Laura darted for the express line. But the half-dozen shoppers already assembled had the same idea. No problem. Laura chose the shortest available queue. With two ahead of her, both carrying baskets, she felt good about her choice. 5:26 PM – The same elderly woman checking out ten minutes ago, was still digging into her purse trying to find the loose change…
Author: George Beckerman
George Beckerman
George Beckerman’s short fiction has been published in The Punch Magazine, Queen Mob’s Teahouse, Johnny America, Down In The Dirt Magazine and Little Old Lady Comedy and Potato Soup Journal. His work will appear in the Evening Street Press and Review, Fall 2022. George’s method of throwing words against a wall in hopes that they will be published has been working out quite well, thank you.
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PROS No coffee and donuts necessary. No break room necessary. No writer’s room story and character development arguments. No writer’s room. Will not quit due to creative differences. Will not hit or hit on other writers and/or actors. Never calls in sick. No “Sorry, the dog ate my first draft”. Will not object to any studio or network script notes no matter how fucking stupid they are. Will not join a union, ergo no strikes. CONS Every tv script sounds like a Gilligan’s Island episode. In “Godfather 4”, Don Corleone’s great grandson is a cyborg. The new “Star Wars” movie…
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