The April 2025 One Week Challenge Theme is...

Who doesn't love a good plot twist.

Six pages or less, properly formatted, any genre.

Do not put your name on title page. Anonymous challenge. (after the challenge is over each writer will be asked to vote on a "Writers' Choce". Once done, you can resubmit with your real name on the script).
Please put (c) 2025 on title page.
This is a challenge, not a contest.
Participants are expected to read and comment on as many scripts as they can.
Submit your scripts to SimplyScripts.com/OWC by midnight, May 2nd edt (that's 11:59:59PM edt)

What’s this? Is it some sort of hint? Something to do with that fish? Did someone say “Twist and Trout”? 😂

I’ll see myself out. 😊

Quoted from kcranford

What’s this? Is it some sort of hint? Something to do with that fish? Did someone say “Twist and Trout”? 😂

I’ll see myself out. 😊

The fish is a herring.
Perhaps a sign to be daring.

I'm so excited!!! ;D

I’m in Liverpool tomorrow 🎉

What were the odds 😎

A red herring, you say? And a twist?

Um, perhaps a fish out of water type thingy. :)

Misdirection, maybe?

Quoted from Zack

Misdirection, maybe?

Or a twist, perhaps?

Oh shit! Just dropped it on us! ;D

Love how simple and open this one is. Gonna be fun!

Very open - not sure that helps or hinders me. But I will try.

Can we enter more than once (most unlikely)?

Thanks Don

Ps can we get script coverage before entering 😎

Already got an idea!

Quoted from Reef Dreamer

Ps can we get script coverage before entering 😎

Certainly! I highly recommend the complete Simply Scripts Screenplay Coverage A.M.^TM package

Quoted from ReneC

The game is afoot!

Not -- ‘afoot’, my fellow Canuck, ‘aboot’. The game is… ’aboot’.

Don, are ‘Twizzlers’ (aka: licorice 'twists') considered game?

EDIT: Re: 'Twizzlers". Asking for a rum drinking friend.

Quoted from Don

Certainly! I highly recommend the complete Simply Scripts Screenplay Coverage A.M.^TM package

I just had an African Prince offer me a similar deal, but I’m trusting SCAM for a genuine bargain! I’m in! 😂

Quoted from Gum

I am very, very liberal when it comes to interpretation of the theme. And I award extra points^* for pushing boundaries and cleverness.

- Don

^*The points aren't worth anything

Quoted from Don

Who doesn't love a good plot twist.

Six pages or less, properly formatted, any genre.

Do not put your name on title page. Anonymous challenge. (after the challenge is over each writer will be asked to vote on a "Writers' Choce". Once done, you can resubmit with your real name on the script).
Please put (c) 2025 on title page.
This is a challenge, not a contest.
Participants are expected to read and comment on as many scripts as they can.
Submit your scripts to SimplyScripts.com/OWC by midnight, May 2nd edt (that's 11:59:59PM edt)

I'm thinking about this twist. Let's say I can't promise anything and say that I'm either in or out. What will be considered as a twist - if I'm in or if I'm out?

I'm very curious here.

Just got back from Vegas.

I'll be in, damn it!!

Quoted from khamanna

I'm thinking about this twist. Let's say I can't promise anything and say that I'm either in or out. What will be considered as a twist - if I'm in or if I'm out?

I'm very curious here.

In filmmaking, a twist is an unexpected turn in the plot, narrative, or character's perception that surprises the audience.

It can be a sudden revelation or event that alters the direction of the story, changes the audience's understanding of previous events, or introduces a new conflict.

When it happens near the end of a story, it is known as a twist ending or surprise ending.

Famous examples:

In The Sixth Sense, Dr Malcom Crow (Bruce Willis) is revealed to have been dead all along.

The Crying Game:
As Fergus and Dil are about to become intimate, Dil undresses and reveals that she is transgender.

Psycho:
The Plot: Marion Crane is murdered at a desolate motel by the mentally-ill mother of its shifty owner, Norman Bates.

The Twist: Bates murdered his mother years before, then developed a split personality that made him believe he is his mother. He murdered Marion disguised as his mother.

Primal Fear
The innocent young defendant, played by Edward Norton, is actually a manipulative and cold-blooded killer.

Shutter Island
Teddy Daniels, is revealed to be Andrew Laeddis, a patient at the Ashecliffe asylum.

Gone Girl
Amy Dunne, the missing wife, is actually alive and orchestrated her own disappearance to frame her husband, Nick Dunne.

The Others
Grace, her husband, and her children are all dead - they are in fact the ghosts, not revealed to the end.

There are plenty more examples, Kham.
I'm sure others can add their own favourites.

The audience is basically led up the garden path to believe one thing and then there's usually a shock reveal.

As far as you're concerned a kind of weak twist would be if you promised you were in, even said you were going to win, and then we discovered not only did you not put an entry in but that this challenge was actually concocted not by Don, but by you. 🤣

Aww! Twists are my thing, but I'm way too busy at the moment to take part.

For anyone looking to have their short produced, filmmakers LOVE twist endings.

Quoted from Grandma Bear

Aww! Twists are my thing, but I'm way too busy at the moment to take part.

For anyone looking to have their short produced, filmmakers LOVE twist endings.

Pia, you are never too busy. All you need is an hour ir 2 and you're golden. ;D ;D

I just whipped up a first draft and I'm actually surprised how not-terrible it is. I will give it at least another pass before it's ready for showtime.

Quoted from khamanna

I'm thinking about this twist. Let's say I can't promise anything and say that I'm either in or out. What will be considered as a twist - if I'm in or if I'm out?

I'm very curious here.

Yes, Khamanna. The twist of whether your not you are in or out of the OWC is an excellent, nuanced take on the challenge. It sets up ambiguity and adds an additional layer of story telling to your work leaving the reader to wonder, "Did Khamanna write this or not?"

Very good setup to the challenge, as opposed to this approach:

Quoted from Dreamscale

Just got back from Vegas.

I'll be in, damn it!!

Just way too on the nose.

- Don

Quoted from Don

Ah, but could this also be misdirection? Could "I" actually be entering under Pia's name, who says she's definitely out? Or, could Pia be using some misdirection in telling everyone she's out?

Maybe, Kham, Pia, and I all are writing 2 pages each and then throwing them into an AI writing package that will combine them into an incoherent mess?

Do I even remember how to use my screenplay software? And, whether I do or not, will I produce another comedy classic, all written on Word, loaded with run-on sentences and mindless mumbo jumbo?

It's been several years since I was involved in an OWC.

What happened to all the hilarious, endless questions peeps ask about the challenge? Is that a thing of the past?

Well, whether it is or isn't, I'll throw some questions out.

What if my entry exceeds the 6 page maximum by more than 13 pages?

Can we write about a person who gets their butt glued to an 85" TV screen during a Taylor Swift concert?

Is it acceptable if all my characters are named Markus, or would that be too confusing?

If I lose internet and electricity, is it cool if I handwrite an entry and mail it to The Don, who can scan it? Wait...if that is cool, and I decide I can't pay for my internet or electricity and actually do this, is it going to be too obvious which entry is mine?

Is there a minimum and/or maximum # of characters, and if I have both human and nonhuman characters, would that affect the minimums and maximums?

I think that's all I can think of now that I had questions on.

Are script submissions closed until Monday 5th March 2026?
Gonna be a fair few queued - haha, I'm so funny - not

Uh, right, can start trying to think of a plot twist that won't be shit and obvious - I smell failure :'(

Oh, lot's of twisty answers for me here. I'm reading through and trying to make sense of them.

And I did! I know what to do! I do! I know!

Will I follow what I know would be a twist for me.

Kham will probably be in the kitchen choping up something mysterious with one of those fancy knives she always writes about. I guess the twist is that it's not HER kitchen and the guests may be vegans.
Appertaining to "a person who gets their butt glued to an 85" TV screen during a Taylor Swift concert?" The only valid response is, "Sorry, I must have sat on it."
Sometimes, a glimpse of SimplyScripts is like a walk on cameo in "The man with two brains. . ."
Best --

Quoted from Dreamscale

What if my entry exceeds the 6 page maximum by more than 13 pages?

Can we write about a person who gets their butt glued to an 85" TV screen during a Taylor Swift concert?

Is it acceptable if all my characters are named Markus, or would that be too confusing?

If I lose internet and electricity, is it cool if I handwrite an entry and mail it to The Don, who can scan it? Wait...if that is cool, and I decide I can't pay for my internet or electricity and actually do this, is it going to be too obvious which entry is mine?

Is there a minimum and/or maximum # of characters, and if I have both human and nonhuman characters, would that affect the minimums and maximums?

See. THESE are the questions that need to be asked. ;D ;D ;D

Quoted from Zack

See. THESE are the questions that need to be asked. ;D ;D ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I actually have some predictions...

At least 1 person will have a character named Markus

At least 1 person will have something pertaining to glue and/or butts.

At least 1 person will have 10 or more characters.

Quoted from Don

I am very, very liberal when it comes to interpretation of the theme. And I award extra points^* for pushing boundaries and cleverness.
- Don
^*The points aren't worth anything

Bummer :( And here I was thinking those (extra points) would be valid ‘SimplyScripts Credits’, y’know… to purchase items from the SimplyScripts Online Nightmarket of ‘Curious and Disturbing Sundries'. But alas… such a bizarre night market has never existed… or does it?

Quoted from Dreamscale

What if my entry exceeds the 6 page maximum by more than 13 pages?

Quoted from Dreamscale

Can we write about a person who gets their butt glued to an 85" TV screen during a Taylor Swift concert?

Yes.

Quoted from Dreamscale

Is it acceptable if all my characters are named Markus, or would that be too confusing?

Yes.

Quoted from Dreamscale

If I lose internet and electricity, is it cool if I handwrite an entry and mail it to The Don, who can scan it? Wait...if that is cool, and I decide I can't pay for my internet or electricity and actually do this, is it going to be too obvious which entry is mine?

1) A handwritten screenplay would not be considered 'industry format'. You'd need to type up the script on a manual typewriter and make sure it arrives before midnight, May 2nd edt (that's 11:59:59PM edt) 2) As I have in the past, I'd make best effort to ensure the anonymity of the author probably by printing out all of the scripts and scanning them back pdf so all scripts more or less look similar.

Quoted from Dreamscale

Is there a minimum and/or maximum # of characters, and if I have both human and nonhuman characters, would that affect the minimums and maximums?

No and No.

- Don

Nice questions by Jeff!

I have two questions:

Is it okay if a twist is at the beginning and not the end? And how would the reader know if it's a twist if it's at the beginning?

Also, should I indicate what the twist is on my title page for a lazy reader?

Also, does any of the script have to do with that herring? it's kind of distracting me.

Quoted from Don

You will receive a message from me to the effect of, "your script exceeds the maximum length, you have until midnight, May 2nd edt (that's 11:59:59PM edt) to resubmit your work within the maximum page length.

Yes.

Yes.

1) A handwritten screenplay would not be considered 'industry format'. You'd need to type up the script on a manual typewriter and make sure it arrives before midnight, May 2nd edt (that's 11:59:59PM edt) 2) As I have in the past, I'd make best effort to ensure the anonymity of the author probably by printing out all of the scripts and scanning them back pdf so all scripts more or less look similar.

No and No.

- Don

Thank you, Don!

I'm in...maybe...

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Quoted from khamanna

Is it okay if a twist is at the beginning and not the end?

Yes. The plot twist can be anywhere you wish.

Quoted from khamanna

And how would the reader know if it's a twist if it's at the beginning?

That is entirely dependent upon the writer. You.

Quoted from khamanna

Also, should I indicate what the twist is on my title page for a lazy reader?

Again, entirely dependent upon you, the writer.

Quoted from khamanna

Also, does any of the script have to do with that herring?

No, it does not. However, you are welcome to use the herring if you wish.

Quoted from khamanna

it's kind of distracting me.

I fixed it.

- Don

Quoted from Don

No, it does not. However, you are welcome to use the herring if you wish.

- Don

Everyone should be using at least 1 herring...any color you choose.

They don't all have to be red, you know.

Quoted from khamanna

Also, does any of the script have to do with that herring? it's kind of distracting me.

Lol

What about pickled herring? I'm quite fond of those.

Quoted from Grandma Bear

What about pickled herring? I'm quite fond of those.

I am, too.

The fact that they're pickled could work out to be quite the twist. Or maybe, you don't reveal they're pickled until the second you want to add a twist.

Three drafts and looking good. Just submitted.

Quoted from Grandma Bear

What about pickled herring? I'm quite fond of those.

We cover it with boiled potato, mayo/sour cream, then a layer of carrots, again mayo with sour cream and beets, again mayo with sour cream. We call it herring in furs.

Just sharing. It's a type of Russian salad we make in my country. I love it!

Quoted from ChrisBodily

Three drafts and looking good. Just submitted.

Damn! Already submitted? You have 4 more days.

I haven't even checked to see if my screenwriting software still works...or if I know how to us it.

Quoted from Dreamscale

I haven't even checked to see if my screenwriting software still works...or if I know how to us it.

that would be a twist!

So glad to come home to all the humor here. Love all the questions and banter.

My day: Patient comes to ER with complaint of headache. Triaged Level 4 - non-emergent.
Plot twist: Dies 2 hours later of massive brain bleed.

I will attempt to come up with a more entertaining twist on the plot. 😞

Anyone else noticed that "Thread Rating" thingy on the bottom of this thread?

Quoted from kcranford

Oh, God. That is truly horrible, Kathy.

Quoted from Zack

Anyone else noticed that "Thread Rating" thingy on the bottom of this thread?

I noticed. I wonder what's that's about?

Plot twist: It's a red herring. ;D

Quoted from kcranford

I just had an African Prince offer me a similar deal, but I’m trusting SCAM for a genuine bargain! I’m in! 😂

However, unlike that African Prince, I will come to your house, place of work or bar-b-que and tell your friends and family you are, quite possibly, the voice of a generation.

Quoted from Dreamscale

Everyone should be using at least 1 herring...any color you choose.

Please do not do this.

- Don

Quoted from Zack

Anyone else noticed that "Thread Rating" thingy on the bottom of this thread?

Ahaha, 3 out of 5!! We are not doing so well. Maybe we have to ask more questions.

Quoted from khamanna

Ahaha, 3 out of 5!! We are not doing so well. Maybe we have to ask more questions.

I could ask a bunch more silly questions, but it might piss The Don off...and I do not want to do that.

Here's a non-silly question...

How many entrants do we usually see in OWC's? I remember back in the days, sometimes, there would be 20+. Is that still possible?

Quoted from khamanna

Ahaha, 3 out of 5!! We are not doing so well. Maybe we have to ask more questions.

I've been actively downvoting the thread.

Quoted from Dreamscale

In the past few years there are been about on average 10 or so submissions. I wasn't actively marketing the challenge because new folks to the challenge didn't "get it" and there were a lot of folks who entered and then didn't review or score scripts and I really didn't have the time to manage the challenge.

Now that I'm ~~unemployed~~ semi-retired and I have a little more time, I've done a little more 'raising awareness'. I'll be happy with 20 or so entries.

- Don

I had it in my mind that the last hand written SP to be accepted was Thelma and Louise. AI says NO!

No, the screenplay for Thelma & Louise was not handwritten. Carolyn "Callie" Khouri, the screenwriter, likely typed or wrote it out using a word processor, as was common practice at the time for screenplays in the early 1990s.

Quoted from Don

Cool. Thank you. 20 would be wonderful.

Entrant numbers can vary depending on how many times I enter, think my record is 4 separate entries ;-)

Given I've not even got an idea yet I doubt that'll be an issue this time!

Quoted from AnthonyCawood

Entrant numbers can vary depending on how many times I enter, think my record is 4 separate entries ;-)

Given I've not even got an idea yet I doubt that'll be an issue this time!

4? Damn...that's impressive. Seriously.

BUT..I think you may be throwing out a twist or a herring in not having an idea.

We will see...

Only three days left!!!

A herring told me that many of the entrants will contain rather obvious twists.

Sadly, when the reader knows there's going to be a twist, that twist usually is easy to spot up front.

We'll see how we all handle this...

8 page max cool?

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

the page limit is what's getting me. most shorts naturally have some sort of twist/punchline but when operating within 6 pages, it all has to get cut to the bone. which I guess is just good screenwriting. but it's been tough to get in the headspace for it amidst work and other projects and the length means I can't just recycle a previous idea :P hoping to still pull something together by friday, we'll see !

Quoted from grace

Recycling our waste is GREAT!

recycling our old scripts is NOT GREAT!

Sorry. I try to ignore the red herring but it keeps slapping me in the face (Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!).

I won a twist contest once but that's another story.

I don't think I'll be entering this one...or will I? I'll contemplate this tonight as I have my martini with a ______.

Quoted from JEStaats

C'mon, man! You MUST ENTER!!!

Martinis are a great influence to great writing! So are some other things...

Quoted from JEStaats

I'll contemplate this tonight as I have my martini with a ______.

Olive?

Blue Cheese Stuffed Olive?

Quoted from Dreamscale

Blue Cheese Stuffed Olive?

Nailed it! A man after my own heart. Welcome back, Jeff.

Yeah, I'm in.

Quoted from JEStaats

Nailed it! A man after my own heart. Welcome back, Jeff.

Yeah, I'm in.

FARKING A!!!! HA!

That's my order every time I'm out at a nice place - Belvedere "up", crystal clear, nuttin else, shaken with ice, served in the shaker with a large martini glass with 3 blue cheese stuffed olives.

Heaven...

To enter or not to enter…that was the decision

Ive had a busy/rough week, dealing with travel, redundancy etc

But if you dont enter you dont take part

I have an idea, its pretty lame - head space has been in limited supply.

But at the start of this year i said ‘start writing again’ and sometimes you just have to push on

Betters scripts will follow

I will enter 🎉

Quoted from Reef Dreamer

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But if you dont enter you dont take part

I have an idea, its pretty lame - head space has been in limited supply.

But at the start of this year i said ‘start writing again’ and sometimes you just have to push on

Betters scripts will follow

I will enter 🎉

YES! Good to hear.

It had been so long for me that I honestly couldn't remember how to use my screenwriting software. I'm still unsure of a lot of things. It's very fortunate that I had some time to figure things uot, because if I had waited until Frisday night to start, I doubt I'd get the 1st FADE IN on the page.

Isn't it "funny" how you go to bed thinking you're all done with a script and you get up the next morning, give it a read and say, "WTF was I thinking"?

I'm so fortunate to have some time on this OWC.

I thought I was all set, but nope, needs some attention.

As usual for me, the hours grow shorter and I have no plan. But I may have “a concept of a plan”. Oh wait, someone else already used that line. 🙄

Complication level: 2 12 hour shifts at the hospital prior to the deadline.

Anyway, my current plot twist is: Will she or won’t she?

Quoted from kcranford

Anyway, my current plot twist is: Will she or won’t she?

She will. She definitely will!!

I have to chime in here even though I won't have time to take part, but, IMO, will she or won't she is not a story twist.

This from google might help.

Unexpectedness:
The core of a twist is its ability to surprise the audience by introducing a new piece of information or a different perspective on a previously established situation.

Impact on the Plot:
The twist should have a substantial impact on the story, altering the main characters' goals, relationships, or the overall outcome.

Change in Perspective:
A good twist often forces the audience to re-evaluate their assumptions and interpretations of the story's events and characters.

Variety:
Twists can range from minor shifts in perspective to major revelations that completely change the meaning of the story.

My take. :)

Quoted from Grandma Bear

Agreed 100% on all the above!!!!

Pia! Damn...I was hoping you'd be in, but I know you're swamped.

Hopefully we see you in the next one.

I have no plan either. there's a few ideas I've been kicking around but I'm having trouble fleshing them out. I'm busy tomorrow, so today I need to execute execute execute

how many vampire scripts do y'all anticipate ? and at least one time travel thing, right ?

So excited for this challenge. Let’s do it.

Quoted from grace

I hope you get one over the line, Grace.
As for vampires and time travel who knows? There's sure to be some weird and whacky - I'd add ghosts into the mix, but let's hope there are no: It was all a dream scripts.

Here's hoping there are some twists that we don't see coming.

Quoted from LC

You getting in on this, Libby?

Quoted from Zack

You getting in on this, Libby?

I've had three ideas so far and ditched them all, Zack. It's not looking good.

What about you?

Quoted from LC

I've had three ideas so far and ditched them all, Zack. It's not looking good.

What about you?

You've still got plenty of time! Write something!!

I've got something brewing in my cauldron. ;)

Quoted from spencerforhire

So excited for this challenge. Let’s do it.

Nice to see you back on the boards! :)

I couldn't write anything either. I thought of things but the thoughts were too dispersed and didn't form a story. I don't think I can write one in a day - and if I do it will be so bad that i'll regret entering. So,.. but I'll read as many as I can.

Only 24 hours left!!

all-nighter time (or however long it takes) 8)

edit: I'm in !!!

It will be fugly

And not much twist

And somewhat rushed with bad writing

But i will get it entered

I look forward to the new Jeff being kind 😇

Quoted from Zack

You've still got plenty of time! Write something!!

I've got something brewing in my cauldron. ;)

Easy for you to say! You had us work for all those tournament challenges while having yourself some nice rest and good chuckle time.

Quoted from Reef Dreamer

It will be fugly

And not much twist

And somewhat rushed with bad writing

But i will get it entered

I look forward to the new Jeff being kind 😇

Glad to hear you're in.

Yes, the new Jeff is very kind and nurturing. I give my critique very gently now. Hopefully, everyone will be gentle on my entry. ;D ;D

Damn it! Unreal...

A beaver smashed through my office window this morning and chewed up my script. He then called in more beavers and they quickly made some sort of dam that is going to prevent me from entering this OWC.

I'm sorry, but I will read every entry and give nothing but positive praise to all.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Based on the number of entries, THIS would be the time to submit a script. ;)
- Don

Quoted from Dreamscale

isn't the rule of thumb 10 posts in the OWC thread = required to enter ?

and I was really hoping for more shocking revelations about The Cabin...

Oops, almost forgot about the OWC due to the ridiculously sunny weather here in the UK (for a change).

But I have 6 hours or so still to go ;-)

Quoted from AnthonyCawood

Oops, almost forgot about the OWC due to the ridiculously sunny weather here in the UK (for a change).

But I have 6 hours or so still to go ;-)

do it ! do it ! more entries ! I don't want all eyes to be on the slop I just submitted lol

Gonna rewrite mine a few more times before I submit. IF I submit. :P

Quoted from Zack

Gonna rewrite mine a few more times before I submit. IF I submit. :P

excited to see what you do !!

Quoted from grace

isn't the rule of thumb 10 posts in the OWC thread = required to enter ?

and I was really hoping for more shocking revelations about The Cabin...

The Cabin! YES! A true CLASSIC. That damn Hermit, Ejiah...who woulda thunk he was also a Cannibal?

Have you read my 2 sequels, also?

OMG! Now, I can't stop laughing!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Quoted from Dreamscale

The Cabin! YES! A true CLASSIC. That damn Hermit, Ejiah...who woulda thunk he was also a Cannibal?

Have you read my 2 sequels, also?

OMG! Now, I can't stop laughing!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

I have studied the lore.

chris halvorson and andrew senesac my goats <3

Quoted from Dreamscale

Lame. A beaver never stood in my way. Damn the dam and let it flow, Jeff!

Done and done. Submitted. Let the beatings begin.

4.5 hrs left. One idea. A six-pack of Shock Top. I'm good to go. ;D

HUH?

Pia, you're in?

SWEET!!!

Quoted from grace

I have studied the lore.

chris halvorson and andrew senesac my goats <3

For 12 posts, you sure seem to be on your shite, Grace. Very impressive.

I love those 2 writers!!!

Quoted from grace

I have studied the lore.

chris halvorson and andrew senesac my goats <3

The opening of the infamous, "THE CABIN"

We see a cabin it is small and green. The cabin looks empty, there is no one inside of it obviously. The camera circles the cabin once.

                           CUT TO:

The front of the cabin there is a little girl walking from behind the camera to the cabin. She first goes on the porch. Then we see her next to the door obviously scared then she knock on the door. There is a pause as she waits for an answer. There is non so she opens it and looks inside. Now the camera view is inside of the cabin. We see her looking around in the cabin. Then we see the door shut. Now we’re back outside of the cabin and we see the little girl run off of the camera.

EXT. CABIN - NIGHT

We see the dark night as we hear screaming and yelling. It sounds like some kind of party is going on. We see nothing but blackness then the night vision pops onto the screen making it look green. Then we see four or five people each one of them with a beer in there hand. Then on of the kids looks back at the camera, he’s kind of fat his face almost fills the lens as he looks into the camera. The kids name is JONATHAN.

            JONATHAN
         WAZ UP!

Then he sticks out his tongue.

Then JONATHAN gets his face away from the camera lens and follows the others up to the cabin porch. Now the camera is inside of the porch as we see them enter. They quickly flip on a light then the kids pile up in the cabin and they cover the camera.

Submitted.

I'm the strong, silent type. ;)

Quoted from ReneC

Submitted.

I'm the strong, silent type. ;)

Ah...........a twist...........

Thank you to those of you who submitted early.

Don

Will someone be 'Round Midnight to QA this mess?

- Don

https://open.spotify.com/track/5vb7At47uO0yPGfmYnAHuw?si=50c38f4d0fbc4b34

Quoted from Dreamscale

The Cabin should be a required read for all SimplyScripters. Pure gold. ;D;D;D

Thank you for picking your own pseudonym. To those for which I picked your pseudonym, I try to be creative and do not mean to offend.

- Don

Quoted from Zack

The Cabin should be a required read for all SimplyScripters. Pure gold. ;D;D;D

There was a twist. Like, "Not the movie I was expecting" twist.

- Don

Just wanting for midnight to roll around.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cviENkjFnWYXIiJ0QxgZo?si=8387f389274441f1

I made it!!!!! Let the brutal reviews begin!!!

Cheers! ;D

Quoted from grace

I have studied the lore.

chris halvorson and andrew senesac my goats <3

Why would you name your goats that?

Quoted from Don

Just wanting for midnight to roll around.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cviENkjFnWYXIiJ0QxgZo?si=8387f389274441f1

I prefer Franzl Lang. :P

Submitted with no regrets. Prepare yourselves. ;D

6 pages or less was the initial lure.
So I pent most of the day at my bank trying to get a HELOC (loan).
Something happened during that application process
that flipped a switch in my head.
An idea worth pursing. We shall see...

Quoted from Zack

I prefer Franzl Lang. :P

He's got the moves like Jagger

Quoted from Abe from LA

I just hope you didn't hurt anyone.

Quoted from Don

It'll never NOT be hilarious/weirdly impressive. Lol

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I just hope you didn't hurt anyone.

No, Don, bank security beat on me just fine. I only wanted to know
what the security glass protecting the tellers was made of
and how to get through it. That set off the alarms!

Hello, Abe!

How come no one is reading? What happened to the old days?

I guess I better slow it down or I'll be done before anyone else (other than Zack) has read anything.

I'll wait until tomorrow.

If anyone wants more detailed feedback, PM me.

Quoted from Dreamscale

dude dropped the coldest short of all time and dipped

Sad. I missed this one. The notification email went straight to the spam folder and I don't know why. :'(

Ah it's so nice to have Jeff back ;-)

Quoted from AnthonyCawood

Ah it's so nice to have Jeff back ;-)

It's nice to be back. Thank you, Anthony. Am I not being nice enough? I'm seriously trying very hard. For reals.

Hello Everyone,

Looking forward to reading your scripts.

Do we just read and give feedback?

Or is there a link to click on to give a rating? If there is, what is the deadline and where is the link?

I liked the yodeling. It was fun to watch

Quoted from Thorn Dagron

If you entered a script, Don will send you a link to the voting. If you didn't enter, but reviewed and commented on all the scripts, you can ask Don for the link to vote. Meanwhile, here's a list of all the scripts entered. You reply in each script's discussion thread.

Welcome! :)

https://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-2Q25/

WOW! 1-5 reads for each script 12 hours into being posted.

It ain't like the old days, huh?

Seems to be a more recent trend Jeff that they can take a couple of days to filter through, but the % of people reading and commenting has largely improved of late.

Quoted from AnthonyCawood

Seems to be a more recent trend Jeff that they can take a couple of days to filter through, but the % of people reading and commenting has largely improved of late.

That's cool. I'm not complaining, just commenting.

I, for one, will have all 18 entries finished today, and as I said earlier, and I do mean this, if anyone wants clarification on my comments or just more detail, hit me up.

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