Stories by @Jeshisthename

Cat and Mouse and Dog

A Catholic priest falling on hard times hires two thugs to kidnap the son of a wealthy industrialist and hold him for ransom. As more and more people gather in an effort to retrieve the boy, what starts as a simple plan quickly collapses.

Moose Knuckles

A petty criminal in coastal Tahoe City leads a group of colorful characters on a journey to fleece the possessions and riches of those involved in a crooked mogul's annuity. Hoping to uncover a grander fortune by committing a series of heists.

A Cat's Tale

Gathered in a stately manor in the Pennsylvanian countryside, the estate and compatriots of a recently deceased billionaire are thrown into mayhem upon discovering his final will and testament bequeaths all that he owns to his pet cat.

The Curious Savage

Mrs. Savage has been left ten million dollars by her husband and wants to make the best use of it, in spite of the efforts of her grown-up stepchildren to get their hands on it. These latter, knowing that the widow's wealth is now in negotiable securities, and seeing they cannot get hold of it, commit her to a "sanatorium" hoping to "bring her to her senses." But Mrs. Savage is determined to establish a fund to help others realize their hopes and dreams. In the sanatorium she meets various social misfits, men and women who just cannot adjust themselves to life, people who need the help Mrs. Savage can provide. In getting to know them, she realizes that she will find happiness with them and plans to spend the rest of her life as one of them. But when the doctor tells her there is no reason why she should remain, she hesitates to go out into a hard world where people seem ready to do anything for money. The self-seeking stepchildren are driven to distraction by their vain efforts to browbeat Mrs. Savage, but she preserves her equanimity and leads them on a merry chase.

Invisible Man

Originally published in 1952 as the first novel by a then unknown author, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The book's nameless narrator describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York and becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of "the Brotherhood", before retreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be. The book is a passionate and witty tour de force of style, strongly influenced by T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, James Joyce, and Dostoevsky.

Animal Circus

In 1940s Louisiana, the star attraction of a popular circus- a humanoid lion- gradually rages against his captivity and the mounting injustice that surrounds him.

Shattering Glass

Fat, clumsy Simon Glass is a nerd, a loser who occupies the lowest rung on the high school social ladder. Everyone picks on him -- until Rob Haynes shows up. Rob, a transfer student with charisma to spare, immediately becomes the undisputed leader of the senior class. And he has plans for Simon. Rob enlists the help of his crew -- wealthy, intellectual Young, ladies' man Bob, and sweet, athletic Coop -- in a mission: Turn sniveling Simon from total freak to would-be prom king. But as Simon rises to the top of the social ranks, he shows a new confidence and a devious side that power-hungry Rob did not anticipate. And when Simon uncovers a dangerous secret, events darken. The result is disquieting, bone-chilling...and brutal.

Harvey

Elwood P. Dowd is an affable man who starts having visions of a giant rabbit named Harvey. Elwood lives with his sister Veta and her daughter, and Veta worries that Elwood has gone insane. In the process of trying to have him committed, Veta admits that she occasionally sees Harvey herself. The director of the mental home, Dr. Chumley, tries to reconcile his duty to help Elwood with his own growing experiences with Harvey.

Over Dark

A pervasive darkness harboring invisible dangers forces students and staff alike to take refuge in their American high school for days on end.

The Grinning Man

The novel concerns the life of a young nobleman, also known as Gwynplaine, disfigured as a child (on the orders of the king), who travels with his protector and companion the vagabond philosopher Ursus and Dea the baby girl he rescues during a storm.

Steeplechase

Chaos ensues amongst the groomsmen and bridesmaids at a young woman's wedding in the English countryside.

Food Versus Food

A conniving informal investor acquires ownership of a failing bistro and engages in a merciless rivalry against a flagship fast food restaurant.

Coronavirus

A miniseries depicting the rise of the COVID-19 virus which plunged the world into an ongoing pandemic, from the perspective of the world leaders who downplayed the disease from the beginning, to the essential workers and scientific officials who came together in troubling times.

Part Of A Whole

Viola Spolin was an American theatre academic, educator and acting coach. She is considered an important innovator in 20th century American theater for creating directorial techniques to help actors to be focused in the present moment and to find choices improvisationally, as if in real life. These acting exercises she later called Theater Games and formed the first body of work that enabled other directors and actors to create improvisational theater. Her book Improvisation for the Theater, which published these techniques, includes her philosophy and her teaching and coaching methods, and is considered the "bible of improvisational theater". Spolin's contributions were seminal to the improvisational theater movement in the U.S. She is considered to be the mother of Improvisational theater. Her work has influenced American theater, television and film by providing new tools and techniques that are now used by actors, directors and writers.

The Fortune Cookie

TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing an opportunity for big, easy money, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law, enters the picture. He gets Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappear and tries to rekindle their relationship. Meanwhile, the football player who hit Harry struggles with the outcome of his actions.

The Social Network: Part Two

With talks of Aaron Sorkin hoping to write a sequel to the critically acclaimed original (pending David Fincher's approval), let us take a moment to imagine what a sequel to The Social Network would look like over ten years later. The Social Network: Part Two would potentially focus on Zuckerberg's rising celebrity alongside the rapid popularity of Facebook throughout the 2010s, his congressional hearings in 2018, and the numerous controversies that have occurred along the way.

The Little Big Stars Over Palooza County

At a vulnerable time in his life, a burnt out legal clerk is invited by his ex wife to attend the extravagant celebration of life service being held by her extended family.

Such Funny Animals

An inside look at the life and times of Fred Patten, an American anime/manga historian and sci-fi fantasy writer and his involvement in the founding of the Furry Fandom.

Dante’s Inferno- YouTube Edition

An adaptation of Dante’s Inferno in which two characters explore the nine circles of hell and encounter many horrifying sights along the way. But in this version, each circle is populated with YouTubers.

The Death of J. Meyer Holzmann

With an investigation into the disappearance of an American undersecretary on the verge of closing, a detective gathers four of his associates with varying testimonies on how he died.