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Inspired by my time served in the Air Force 1973-1977. Pictured here on duty in the Intensive Care Newborn Nursery at Clark Air Force Base Hospital in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines during Operation Babylift.
Operation Babylift
Feature | Drama | 119 Pages
Based on true events- As Vietnamese mothers rush to save their children- a maverick airline CEO, an Iowa adoption nurse and a Volkswagen driving hippie risking their lives to save mixed-race orphans in collapsing, war-torn Vietnam – spawning one of the greatest humanitarian efforts of the 20th century known as Operation Babylift.
Po’Pay
Feature | Adventure | 110 Pages
Based on real events. An indigenous tribe struggles to save it’s culture from the onslaught of European invaders. This is the true story of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.
2021 Semifinalist
Home for Christmas
Feature | Holiday | 90 Pages
A prideful Southern man leads his deathly ill wife across the country to escape abject poverty, but as another not-so-merry Christmas approaches, he’ll need to choose between his pride and keeping his family afloat.
In Search of… Califia: The Last Queen of the Kush Empire
Feature | Adventure | 104 Pages
An anthropology intern, with a troubled childhood, develops superpowers eerily similar to Califia, the mythical 16th Century Black Queen of California, after uncovering a sinister plot that puts her life in danger.
They Also Serve
Feature | Drama | 101 Pages
Inspired by true events… A young combat medic’s desire for redemption seems lost when he is ordered to care for newborn infants instead of battle.
Inspired by the writer’s essay, THEY ALSO SERVE, published on the American Veterans Center website.
Flesh and Bone
Feature | Thriller | 91 Pages
An abused serial killer stalks a young couple with mental health issues of their own.
The Seeds of Change
Short | Fantasy | 14 Pages
A magical androgynous pumpkin, desperate to tell stories buried in their seeds, is threatened by bullies and the autumn harvest.
Jessie
Short | Drama | 7 Pages
An elderly passenger confronts a mysterious young stranger on a city bus in 1955 Alabama.
Wasabi
Short | Drama | 7 Pages
A couple out for sushi argue about what a homeless man would do with any money they would give him. He surprises them both.
Mijo
Short Story | Drama | 11 Pages
As the Second American Civil War rages, an American father risks his life to get his son across the border to the safety of Mexico.
Quash
TV Pilot | Drama | 54 Pages
Inspired by true events... A brilliant but troubled Latina activist returns to her barrio to lead a community revival. As she navigates challenges from a ruthless drug kingpin and an antagonistic law enforcement detail with conflicting interests, she finds an unexpected ally in an enigmatic non-binary colleague who seems to understand her hidden pain.
Excuse Me Dear
Short Story | Drama | 8 Pages
A night out to celebrate does not go as expected.
