Monologue: (2018) Bobby, a character in a romance novel written by a man under a female name, wants to know why he has not been in any more of the writer’s novels.
An excerpt from "Can't Live Without You." Published in The Best Men's Monologue 2019 by the Applause Acting Series.
Monologue: (2018) Bobby, a character in a romance novel written by a man under a female name, wants to know why he has not been in any more of the writer’s novels.
An excerpt from "Can't Live Without You." Published in The Best Men's Monologue 2019 by the Applause Acting Series.
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The Last Time You Thought About Me
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Neil Radtke:
The Last Time You Thought About Me
by Philip Middleton Williams
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This is one of those pieces where the ending does all the damage. As a writer, it hits that nerve about what gets left behind when you choose the “safe” version of a story. The setup feels casual, almost observational, and then it flips on you. Really effective!
This is one of those pieces where the ending does all the damage. As a writer, it hits that nerve about what gets left behind when you choose the “safe” version of a story. The setup feels casual, almost observational, and then it flips on you. Really effective!
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Scott Sickles:
The Last Time You Thought About Me
by Philip Middleton Williams
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In context, Bobby is a fictional character talking to the author who created him. But as we all know, characters take on lives of their own. And some don't like being left behind. Bobby is one of those characters, calling out his creator - not in a creepy horror movie way, but with a directness of a friend who knows you, who you've learned and relied on, who knows your importance to each other. Which is why it works out of context as well.
Bobby seems terrific. It's too bad he's fictional – in and out of context.
In context, Bobby is a fictional character talking to the author who created him. But as we all know, characters take on lives of their own. And some don't like being left behind. Bobby is one of those characters, calling out his creator - not in a creepy horror movie way, but with a directness of a friend who knows you, who you've learned and relied on, who knows your importance to each other. Which is why it works out of context as well.
Bobby seems terrific. It's too bad he's fictional – in and out of context.
