a new poem: “Self Observation” by Thomas Typewriter

poetry

I observed you in the corner of my eye

thinking my attention had slipped you by.

You writing those thank you letters

so conceited, so renowned

to answered prayers profound.

Reminding you in simple sounds.

That all your efforts will turn to dust.

That you never had anyone’s trust.

That you are unequivocally a creature of disgust.

a new script: “The Great Works Project: Season 04, Episode 10” by Thomas Typewriter

scripts, The Great Works Project scripts

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THE GREAT WORKS PROJECT

a puppet play in many parts

Season 04, Episode 10

By Thomas Typewriter

(c) 2022 thomas typewriter

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FADE IN TO BLACK

From the bottom center of the screen scrolls up the following text: “04-10”. It continues upward, pausing briefly in the center then exits off the top of the frame.

FADE OUT

FADE IN

EXT. HIGHWAY X, DAWN
Highway X flows across a changing landscape. Vast fields of flowers and cropland give way to suburban cityscapes. The Dionysian transitions to the Apollyon. The outer edges of THE DREAM CITY manifest as a mélange of multi-story brick apartments and cathedral crowned bungalows. The E-MOBILE enters the frame driving, alone, on one side of the road. A steady stream of pastel hued cars from all different eras drive the opposite direction on the other side of Highway X.

A-MOUSE
“Must be near wake-up.”

E-MOUSE
“Must be.”

A-MOUSE
“Will Mall X still be open?”

E-MOUSE
“Oh, I’ll get us there on time. Don’t worry about that.”

E-Mouse drives faster turning at an intersection. She drives down a side street to the rounded outer lanes surrounding the Mall X. She takes the corners fast and tight, the E-Mobile threatening to tip as the wheels leave the ground only to jam back down as it swerves a new direction.

INSERT SHOTS OF E-MOUSE DRIVING AND A-MOUSE HOLDING ON BEING WHIPPED AROUND IN THE CAR.

A-MOUSE
“Over there. An entrance!”

CUT TO MS OF ENTRANCE

CUT BACK TO TRACKING SHOT OF E-MOBILE

E-MOUSE drives towards it. She turns into the parking area of the main entrance. A rogue shopping cart sits at the end of the lane. She pulls her emergency brake and spins so the tail of the E-mobile hits the shopping cart, sending it rolling breakneck towards the front door.

CUT TO CS OF EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING PULLED

CUT TO MS OF E-MOBILE SPINNING

CUT TO CS OF IMPACT WITH CART

CUT TO MS OF SHOPPING CART SPINNING OFF

CUT TO TRACKING SHOT OF E-MOBILE AND THE SHOPPING CART

She then corrects her spin and races up the lane, just behind the shopping cart.

CUT TO MS OF A-MOUSE AND E-MOUSE

E-MOUSE
“You got the list.”

A-MOUSE
“Yes. Uh, don’t you think we should park.”

E-MOUSE
“I think you should put the list somewhere real secure and be ready.”

A-MOUSE
“Ready for what?”

CUT BACK TO TRACKING SHOT

The Shopping cart hits the curb and pops into the air. E-Mouse spins the wheel of her car. As the car spins, A-Mouse’s door flips open. E-Mouse presses the release on her seat belt.

CUT TO CS OF E-MOUSE

E-MOUSE
“This!”

CUT TO FOLLOWING A-MOUSE

A-Mouse flies out of the car and lands in the shopping cart. She races towards the doors of Mall X.

TRANSITION FROM OUTSIDE MALL X TO INSIDE MALL X

INT. SOUTH ENTRANCE OF MALL X, DAYBREAK

MS OF SPACE BETWEEN THE INNER DOORS AND OUTER DOORS

The South Entrance of Mall X is a double set of four doors. The inner set of four doors leads to the south hallway of Mall X. That particular portion of Mall X has no shops but does have a gumball machine stand and a large mall map standee. The area between the two set of four doors has two soda vending machines and a set of coin operated lockers. The soda vending machines are stocked with Satellite Soda in one and Kooky Kola in the other. MR. CHICKENS, an older mall security officer leans against the inner set of entrance doors sipping a coffee. He looks at his watch and starts to pull out his large ring of keys on a retractable wire.

MR. CHICKENS
“Ahh, closing time. The best part of the day outside payday.”

Before he can reach the outer set of four doors, A-Mouse in a shopping cart explodes through the door. She blasts past him, sending him spinning, and through the inner set of doors.

TURN TO FOLLOW A-MOUSE

A-Mouse rockets down the south hallway, hits the gumball machine, does a full flip in the air, lands and goes down an escalator.

CUT TO…

INT. MALL X FOOD COURT, DAYBREAK

A-Mouse, in a shopping cart, rolls down the escalator bounces on the bottom flying out of the shopping cart. She lands and skids across the floor to The Guttenberg Bagel. She passes by a Twinkleland Family Restaurant and a Grub From Grubs Dinery. BAGEL ARTIST MELCHI stands at the counter of The Gutenberg Bagel ready to pull down the locking gates when A-Mouse skids to a stop in front of the restaurant. She throws a list into the air. Bagel Artist Melchi grabs it.

A-MOUSE
(injured) “i’d like everything on the list. to go.”

BAGEL ARTIST MELCHI
“This is a big order. I don’t think I can fill this…”

A-Mouse, from on the ground, tosses a bunch of money on the counter.

BAGEL ARTIST MELCHI
“…In one bag. In one bag is what I meant to say. We’ll get started right away. (yells to someone behind the counter) Hey, we got a big order!”

A-Mouse lays there while Bagel Artist Melchi starts preparing the order. A WHISTLE grows louder from off-screen. Mr. Chickens runs in, blowing his whistle.

MR. CHICKENS
“Hey you! Someone’s trying to break into the mall. Female. You seen her?”

Bagel Artist Melchi points downward. Mr. Chickens jumps back in surprise. He steps closer to A-Mouse and nudges her with his foot.

MR. CHICKENS
“You gave old Mr. Chickens a fright. What are you doing crashing into…”

Then there is A LOUD CRASH.

PAN 180

The E-Mobile is upside down in the middle of the food court next to the coin operated animal rides. It is upside down, slowly spinning on its dented roof. Smoke is rising from the rear wheels. E-MOUSE, thrown from the vehicle, is sprawled on the ground off to the side.

E-MOUSE
(weakly) “did we make it?”

A-Mouse holds up a thumbs up.

E-MOUSE
(weakly) “awesome. i’ll be over here if you need me.”

A-Mouse gestures another thumbs up. Mr.Chickens starts to yell at them but his voice muffles and fades out as the screen goes dark.


FADE OUT

a new poem: “Before Success Visits” by Thomas Typewriter

poetry

Before Success comes to stay

His three brothers clear the way.

Failure arrives first, claiming he only needs the smallest bed,

But will take two and then three instead.

Confusion arrives next with too much luggage for his claim of an overnight stay.

Excuse after excuse he generates, staying for days and days.

Disappointment arrives last with nothing to his name.

Seeing everything you have he will complain and complain.

They will bicker and argue with no delay,

Destroying your house and disrupting your ways.

But in the end they, as much as you, will grow tired

Claiming each other has an unbearable situation made.

They will leave not with a thank you said.

A broken home is their parting gift instead.

But it is a gift, their visit as much as their departure.

In home repairs you will be employed

Even the areas you would normally avoid.

So when Success finally does visits, he enters with words so kind

Thanking you for making your home such a comfortable find.

He continues saying If I may

Could I stay a few extra days?

a new poem: “Answer me this” by Thomas Typewriter

poetry

What role do I play in your life,

Husband or wife?

Am I determined by sex,

Or my effect?

Though I should not care,

I wonder if you would dare

to tell me

to reassure me

Why you love me.

Don’t answer too quick.

Please take your time to think.

In the meantime, I will continue my confusing ways

Awaiting what you will say.

a new poem: “A Personal Dilemma” by Thomas Typewriter

poetry

Fearful of no voice, I shout.

Transgression is the obsession,

bringing the words into play.

I should focus on the positive,

ignoring those things born from doubt.

But then what would I say?

My depths are unknown to me.

Without all of those causatives,

I am quiet. I am without.

A coward.

a new script: “The Great Works Project: Season Four, Episode Nine” by Thomas Typewriter

scripts, The Great Works Project scripts

———–<.thom.>———–

THE GREAT WORKS PROJECT

a puppet play in many parts

Season 04, Episode 09

By Thomas Typewriter

(c) 2022

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FADE IN TO BLACK

From the bottom center of the screen scrolls up the following text: “04-09”. It continues upward, pausing briefly in the center then exits off the top of the frame.

FADE OUT
FADE IN

EXT. HIGHWAY X, AFTERNOON

A two lane highway emerges out from between two large rocky plateaus onto to a landscape of gently rolling grasslands. Telephone poles and power lines run along the sides of the road on one side and a drainage ditch runs along the other side.

LS FACING TOWARDS THE ROCKY CANYON

The E-mobile emerges from behind the canyon walls. It moves along Highway X at a brisk pace.

CUT TO

INT. E-MOBILE, AFTERNOON
E-Mouse is driving the E-mobile, one hand on the wheel, the other arm casually draped out her open window. She has on sunglasses while also a toothpick in her mouth. Her hand beats a rhythm in time with the music playing on the stereo. She seems overjoyed at the ability to just drive. A-Mouse sits in the passenger seat, arms in lap, rather rigid and compact. She is leaning over messing with something on the floor near her feet.

MS OF E-MOUSE AND A-MOUSE

A-MOUSE
“Do you always have so much broken glass in your car.”

E-MOUSE
(shrugs) “Never noticed”

CUT TO CS OF A-MOUSE

A-Mouse sits up and brings up a handful of broken stained glass colored glass.

A-MOUSE
“Could you roll my window down. My hands are kind of full.”

E-MOUSE
“Sure.”

A-Mouse’s window rolls down as E-Mouse pushes the automatic window button. Once the window is fully opened, she tosses the broken glass out the window.

INSERT A SHOT OF THE GLASS HITTING THE GROUND

E-MOUSE
“What are you doing!”

A-MOUSE
“Getting rid of the glass.”

E-MOUSE
“You can’t do that.”

A-MOUSE
“What are you talking about. Its okay.”

E-MOUSE
“It’s dangerous.”

A-MOUSE
“No. Its fine. Glass is made of sand. It’ll just break down.”

E-MOUSE
“Not before cutting someone. It’s going to take years for it to break down.”

A-MOUSE
“Oh..oh no. You don’t think I’ve hurt anyone. What if I have.”

A-Mouse starts to wring her hands. E-Mouse looks over at A-Mouse and notices she is getting anxious.

A-MOUSE
“We need to go back.”

E-MOUSE
“Seriously?”

A-MOUSE
“I have to pick it up. Somebody is going to get hurt. Now that I know, I feel awful about it.”

E-MOUSE
“No way. Y-Mouse sent us to get the food for the meeting.”

A-MOUSE
“I just need to.”

E-MOUSE
“What if we stop on the way back. I’ll even help you pick up the glass. Would that help.”

A-MOUSE
“Yes.”

A-Mouse still looks anxious. E-Mouse looks at her a moment then a thought occurs.

E-MOUSE
“How about some different music?”

A-MOUSE
“Sure.”

E-MOUSE
“I have some albums in the console. There’s a Pop Couture first album, a couple King Connors, an early Razzlekish, some Gothic Bats in the Belfry, an Uptick and two or three Grammar Academy albums.”

E-Mouse looks at A-Mouse. A-Mouse shakes her head.

E-MOUSE
“Yeah, you’re right. Those are not the right mood for driving on a beautiful day like this. How about we try the radio?”

A-MOUSE
“The radio would be fine?”

E-mouse turns on the radio.

E-MOUSE
“And I am sorry I got upset about the glass. Didn’t mean to spook ya.”

A-Mouse nods but before she could say anything in response the radio starts up.

ANNOUNCER
(voice-over) “WQRT 123.4, The Keyboard, broadcasting throughout the night, the day, and all your precious moments in-between. We now return to our program in progress: Sixteen is Seventeen.”

A-MOUSE
“Oh man, I haven’t heard this one in years.”

E-MOUSE
“Years. Like High school?”

A-MOUSE
“Yes, High School. I was so into this show back then.”

E-MOUSE
“Me too.”

A-MOUSE
“Well then turn it up.”

E-Mouse turns up the volume.

ANNOUNCER
(Voice-over) “When we last left our story, Sydonia and Isobella were searching the town library for the hidden room of the Elder Council. A room filled with books of arcane knowledge, hidden by the adult vampires in town, hopefully containing a cure for vampirism. A cure Sydonia will need before the next lunar eclipse. Little did they know there were others spying on their every move. Meanwhile across town, Danny O’Boy, having just rescued Glorietta from the snake pit, tries to find the courage to tell her how he really feels.”

GLORIETTA
(Voice over) “Why can’t you open up to me. You only let me in so far then you push me away and every time my heart breaks a little more.”

DANNY O’BOY
(Voice over) “I want to let you in. I do. There is so much I want to tell you. To share with you.

GLORIETTA
(voice over) “Then why don’t you Danny. I thought you loved me, isn’t that enough to trust me. To share with me? ”

DANNY O’BOY
(voice over) “I want to share what’s in my heart Glorietta, but its not feelings and emotions…its ones and zeros.”

GLORIETTA
(voice over) “What are you saying.”

DANNY O’BOY
(voice over) “I am saying I am a robot and loving you violates my programming.”

GLORIETTA
(voice-over) “That explains Professor Woolenstein’s obsession with you, but I don’t care that you are a robot.”

DANNY O’BOY
“I was also reanimated by your science fair partners.”

GLORIETTA
“Or that you were secretly reanimated by my lab partners without my consent. I only know that I care that you saved me even though it would expose you existence to the mad professor Woolenstein. You could of left me there. But you didn’t.”

DANNY O’BOY
“What are you saying?”

GLORIETTA
“The entire time I was in the pit I hoped it was you that would save me. Danny you may only be a robot in the shape of a teenage boy, but I know our feelings are real.”

DANNY O’BOY
“How is this possible. New data is filling my programing. I may be a being of ones and zeroes programmed that 1 + 1 = 10, but when I am with you I see that 1 + 1 = 2. Danny + Glorietta equals Love.

KISSING SOUNDS.

CUT TO LS OF THE HIGHWAY AS THE E-MOBILE DRIVES OUT OF FRAME.

The E-Mobile drives down the highway and out of sight.

FADE OUT