Julie Brandon

Annie keeps changing her diet based on a TicTok influencer's advice no matter what Kayla says about it.

Setting boundaries can sometimes go too far

A little magic and a fire make for an exciting night.

Rhonda has a nice side hustle going at work until Clare, a new employee, shows up.

The regrets of leaving home

Jenny and Chad are muddling through their marriage when Scott, Chad's old college roommate visits and changes everything.

Jill and Cynthia are both drawn to the same church late at night seeking a little peace.

Sam is a lonely fire tower ranger and Casey's the chatty replacement. Is a smooth transition possible for either?

Sharon and Alan's marriage ends when he has an affair. Dinner with friends leads to his downfall.

Megan and Eric need to talk about things and a hike is the perfect place.

Something is wrong in Room 24. Things are not what they seems at the Rainbow Motel.

Science is getting in the way of Stacy and Greg's sex life as Stacy tries to get pregnant.

Time travel brings Fiona face to face with her younger self. Will she break the rules and warn her?

Margaret's acceptance speech for an award recounting her life doesn't match the true story of growing up with her difficult Irish mother.

This kitchen appliance has a message.

Barb fears the worse about her daughter Sally when she finds burned matches in the garage. The truth is a little harder to believe.

As the clocks ticks towards midnight, Ben reminds Sara of a promise she made.

When being stalked by killers, always be prepared.

GPS has stopped working worldwide. Is an invasion imminent? Map reading has become a lost art. Will we ever find our way home?

A gentle memory of good parenting and loss.

Greg and Patti's 4th of July celebration is always the same. Can Patti change the menu without causing a revolution?

Facing February: Writing Prompts for Playwrights - 2025
Day 1 Prompt: Opening Line “This [insert any holiday here] is going to be different”

Ed has delusions of all sorts, the most recent one that a raven came knocking to give him writing advice. A slightly skewed take on the poem "The Raven."

Walter is having trouble letting grief go until Maggie steps in.

After his fiancée tells Sean that he's boring, he does the only logical thing - contemplate a life of crime! Fortunately, his older brother is there to help he out.

Walter and Delia have a marriage made in hell. Stephen and Zoe struggle through a blind date. Which couple will stick and stay?

Ben returns to his hometown after many years and bumps into Tricia, his life long childhood friend. She's glad to see him but didn't expect to see him in a dress.

Taylor is struggling with finding the right thing to wear at prom.

Adam is sure that his dream was really a premonition. Sandra isn't convinced.

Dr. Sinister and The Flame are transported from their fictional world to Hero-Con.

Ron learns that the HOA will always win.

Bella's been in an accident and gaining new insight. Who knew a coma could be so helpful?

Millie finds out that her grandmother's past is closer to her own present that she knew.

Women recount many forms of violence perpetrated against them while expressing victim shaming.
TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS, RAPE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

A letter renews old feelings until finally let go.

Old Man Trouble is hanging around looking to stir things up. Has he finally met his match?

Sometimes the universe drops the perfect job in your lap, even one you never dreamed existed.

When you can't remember important things, there just may be a reason.

Adult Hansel and Gretel are evicted from their home by their Stepmother and meet the witch in the woods with a different result.

Marco's dream is to produce an all female burlesque-style adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." So far auditions haven't gone well.

It's the 1980s. Carol and James are desperate for their daughter, Stacy, to get a real job. Stacy, however, is drawn to every scam around.

Santa is having an existential crisis and refuses to deliver presents anymore but Mrs. Claus has other ideas.

A high school teacher tries to explain to two students why learning Shakespeare will benefit them in the future.

A simple question about where to get a good bagel turns takes us through family memories.

Brianna tries to have an philosophical conversation with Matt. She's better off talking to her dog.

Can mice learn morse code or is something else living in the walls of Tom's house?

Connor, Devlin and Abbey discuss life after high school at their senior prom.

A list of undesirables has surfaced, causing alarm in some military bases.

What DO twins talk about in the womb?

Four teenagers pass the time with an old Ouija board reaching out to the Great Beyond. None are prepared for the Great Beyond to reach back.

Sally and Edward are getting married but Sally just can't decide on what she wants for their first dance.

Estelle and Harry finally sold their house and moved into an assisted living facility. Will the move ignite old flames?

Things can go wrong when you can't pay the Ferryman.

Steve and Belinda chaperone a dance at their old high school. Belinda reveals to Steve how she felt about him all those years ago.

Anna, Bea and Cece are planning the great camp caper. Will they allow Dee to join them?

Carolyn and Denise discover where lost socks go.

When an apology really isn't one.

Sometimes the secrets we keep aren't ours.

It's incredibly annoying when someone it's in your "regular" seat.

Pandora explains why she opened the box.

It's time to take that first leap.

Eric and Stefanie are resisting the wedding plans their parents want for them. Can they make the day their own?

David and Cheryl buy a house sight unseen. A surprise awaits in the basement.

Sometimes it's just not worth it.

Chelsea and Greg wait for transportation to take them to life changing events.

Will different tastes in movies break up a happy couple?

A woman reminisces about that time she was almost on a kid's TV show,

Woman waiting at DMV unburdens herself to hapless patron seated next to her

Lenny swears there's an animal in the attic but Barb takes some convincing.

Liam and Sophie's relationship is threatened when Liam accepts the validity of online relationship advice without checking the source.

Marissa encounters Trudy at the train station. Trudy mistakes Marissa for an old friend.

Bonnie struggles with parenting James. After wishing she'd never had him, she's given a second chance.

Ben and Carly's big day is here but Ben is having second thoughts. Ben's father, Steve, has some good advice that helps Ben thaw out his cold feet.

Louise has been organizing the yearly Founder's Day event for years. Chelsea, who's recently moved back to the small, thinks it needs shaking up.

Tanner and Erin pose as an engaged couple to rob a local bakery. Things take an unexpected turn.

Why do we allow other's shame to hold us captive?

Belinda dabbles with magic and turns her sister Miriam into a rabbit.

An anti-traditonal holiday group is choosing the next obscure holiday to celebrate. Melanie's new roommate wants to take over as the leader.

An older woman contemplates beginning a new life.

Becca is lonely during the holidays. Sylvia helps her through.

Does love depend on outer beauty?

Issues between neighbors sometimes need police intervention...and sometimes they don't.

Alex and Jamie meet by chance in 1988. Alex is a time traveler who Jamie is helping after an accident. Jamie seeks to steal Alex's time machine while Alex is looking to take Jamie back to their own time.

Sydney's truck breaks down in front of a creepy castle. Are the inhabitants real or not?

Holly's old journals tell a tale of growth.

David and Thomas are about to get married. Can David convince Thomas to trust him?

Ryan suffers from insomnia and his wife Marlie thinks she's found the perfect cure.

If the works of art we admire could talk, perhaps it would sound like this.

Reporter makes an appointment with God at a virtual reality company.

Franz meets Lara at midnight to give her sensitive information. Can she be trusted?

Can our speaker overcome fear of performance?

Sometimes finding out what a loved one kept can bring unexpected resolution.

When food is your love language, cook with your whole heart.

Two male college students discuss their views on dating and women. When a female college student joins the conversation, everything changes.

What happens to all the passe slang words? Perhaps they end up in a warehouse somewhere.

Melissa is starting to find menopause more difficult that she imagined.

Death comes for all of us unless he's at the wrong bar, that is.

Dee is facing a hard decision.

Leonard and Martina's marriage is falling apart. With the help of two strangers in an airport waiting room, Leonard finally makes a decision.

Gary is a new hire at a secret laboratory. The problem is he doesn't know what they do. His new coworkers, Sara and Bill, may be more difficult than he imagined.

William wants Hilda to run away with him on the train. Can Hilda leave the town library behind?

Henry goes to the DMV at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sylvia works at the DMV and refuses to follow orders to close. Matt, her supervisor, has given into hysteria.

Written with specific prompts for Quarantine Bake-off

Phillip and Eileen have been dating for quite a while. Is it time to take their relationship to the next level?

The day will come when fighting back is the only option.

The day the gigantic cat took over New York City

Diana and Rachel, two sisters who've been running for their lives throughout the years are confronted by a religious zealot bent on their destruction.

When the government instructed all citizens to close the window shutters and not look out, Phillip and Janie complied. A year later, Phillip is starting to question the order.

After getting caught in a strange storm, Beth wakes up with a new power that her pets enjoy.

When two important days coincide, which one gets the most attention?

Gwen and Sam had plans. Sometimes plans change in an unexpected way.

When medicine becomes more harm than healing, it's time to go.

What happens when the new girl in school refuses to go along with the established pecking order?

Fiona hasn't seen Charles since that fateful day. While picking lunch, she runs into him again.

When someone finally gets what's coming to them, do you intervene?

Victoria is fed up with rush hour traffic. She believes that a demon is behind it. Victoria enlists her brother Ben to assist her in summoning the demon to complain.

Three people find friendship that sustains them throughout the years. Lindsay is a mid-30s hetero woman, Drew is a southern gay man and Sara is a teen aged girl struggling with her sexuality.

A short monologue describing how a romantic relationship ended over allergies.

Where will you go when they come for you?

Dracula meets an unexpected challenge in this film noir setting of a familiar story.

The truth about their grandmother changes Will and Eva's life forever.

Facing February, Day 1 prompt - Family Folklore

When children are warned not to go near the old woman who lives at the edge of town, what's the worse that could happen?