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• An uninvited guest shows up (to Thanksgiving, Black Friday or Cyber Monday) — the guest doesn’t need to be human and, hell, doesn’t even need to be alive. However, the guest must reveal something that will impact the lives of the people he/she/it touches for the worst, or the better.
• Oh yeah, and one of your characters must be blind.
Santuario by Anonima - An immigrant family seeks out a priest known for providing sanctuary (santuario). 10 pages Short, Drama
Don't Look by A Person, Place, Or Thing - A family's thanksgiving dinner is interrupted when they're visited by a godly being. 7 pages Short, Horror
The Giving by Call Me Alfred - A father and his daughter share Thanksgiving with several guests. Some invited. Some not. Short, Horror
Daddy's Apology by Have "no" Mercy - A father meets his daughter for the very first time and he has a lot to make amends for. 7 pages Short, Drama
Blind as a Bat by Brother Grimm - They say love is blind. So does everyone else in the room. Short, Comedy
Heedless by Can't say, it's OWC - A man's Thanksgiving night is disturbed when an unexpected visitor arrives seeking some answers. Short, Drama
The Turkey Takeover by Freda Gobbler - Inspired by actual events: When the actual CBS TV Boston Nightly News story focuses on rampaging Wild Turkeys that take over the small town of Woburn, one local man takes a stand that divides the community, even the country. 10 pages Short, Comedy
Kip and Whip’s Awesome Dimensional Ctrl/Shift by Bill S, Preston ESQ - Two frugal teens, on the verge of becoming a social stigma, are approached by a traveling tech-support agent that will change their lives forever. Short, Sci Fi
Well, that’s all read and commented. Some unusual ideology on what Thanksgiving means. Lot of dark disturbing images to take in, but alas, writing is taking something that is and making it something it isn’t.
9 Thanksgiving scripts and 1 Black Friday, but no Cyber Monday’s… guess that one hasn’t caught on yet, lol. Great job to those who entered, and of course Steve and Don for this curious challenge, best of luck to all.
Yep, I'm sure people will come to the party when they're free. There's usually just a flurry when they first drop.
I’ve been held hostage at the hospital all weekend (working, not sick!). I’ll get some reviews up ASAP
Scripts Available: Christmas Joe (Holiday Drama) Every Time It Snows (Holiday Drama) Happy Holi-DNA (Holiday Romance) Let That Pony Run (Family Drama) With Love, From Romance (Holiday Romance) Essex (Historical Drama)
Shorts: Santuario (OWC Writers' Choice) Death (OWC) Savior (OWC)
That stood out to me, too. Usually by now there's quite a few more reviews.
I'll be hitting hard today and tomorrow also. Sounds like there'll be others doing the same.
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60 Feet Under - Low budget, contained thriller/Feature The Hand of God - Low budget, semi-contained thriller/Feature Wait Till Next Year - Disney-style family sports comedy/Feature
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All done reading and reviewing. Phew. I was afraid I wasn’t gonna make it, and that would have looked really bad. Anyway, just gotta submit my ballot and that’s that.
Thanks to all who entered AND those who didn’t and read anyway! Love to see that. —Steve