by Joe Randazzo
First published 2009
A dying man reaches out to his son with one last request. A woman discovers her beloved has died and left behind cryptic final orders. A father hunts for his vanished daughter while a young man confronts his father's killer. A college student finds his fantasy girl in a compromising situation as another woman awakens trapped in an unknown prison with no memory of her arrival. These six short screenplays from Joe Randazzo explore the messy intersections of desire, faith, and human frailty. Each story pulls characters into situations that strip away pretense and force brutal choices. Some tales turn romantic, others veer into terror or disgust, but all reveal the raw emotions that drive people to extremes. Randazzo refuses easy answers about love, mortality, and obsession, instead presenting characters who must navigate these forces without guidance or comfort.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, drama, literary-fiction, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-driven, moral-dilemma, raw-emotion
54 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: death, explicit-sexual-content, mental-illness