HOW IT ALL BEGAN…
Tom came back home from school, feeling tired. He managed to switch on the TV and tune in to his favorite TV program, Celebrity Timeout. His tiredness soon disappeared as he saw the program’s anchor present his favorite actor, Dan Dunne as guest for the program. Tom’s eyes were glued to the TV with his ears paying rapt attention to the interview.
Anchor (Dressed in white gown with a complementing high-hill pair of white shoes sits to the left of the screen. She begins the...
Journal
FOREWORD
‘Wake up, Dream boy!’ explores the ordeals of a young teenage man, Tom, through a dream he had. It combines geographic names, conceptualized characters, metaphysical locations and various thought realms.
Things took upside-down positions as Tom, who, at the time was in High school, took to ardent viewing of horrific movies and especially, frequent reading of books containing diabolic undertones, instilling in his mind the imaginations of evil deeds and all manners of diabolism....
Chapter 3
The Age Difference
In the village of Hugglesworth….
“My dearest daughter, I know you are fast becoming of age. As you approach the age of 18, I want you to please, when you want to settle down, marry a man who is at least ten years older than you. You can see how happy your father and I are living for the past twenty-one years.” the thoughts of Monica passed to her seventeen-plus, daughter Sandra, during a one-on-one counselling session at Nike’s place, friends with Monica, Sandra’s...
Chapter 2
Marriage; The Way Out?
“I’ll never forgive my mother for leaving us alone at the hands of father. Because of a little misunderstanding with him, she left us when we needed her presence the most. Father is married to Agnes who hasn’t been fair to me ever since she came into our house. My step-brother, John Jnr., who is just 6 years of age, is being given the best of preferential treatments because he is Agnes’ only child. Yet, my younger ones can barely find three times daily. Ashley...
Chapter 1
The clash of the sex titans
“I’m the best stud in the world; the best there will ever be in the world of women adventure, Boasted 21-year-old social worker, John, to his friends Gath, Simon, Humphrey, McCarthy and Justice at The ‘10’ Nite Club, Bronx with a bottle of Vodka each. He continued: ‘Y’all know that I have slept with Tricia, Trish, Victoria, Kelly, Michelle, Tania, Madonna, Mary, Laura, Grace and Sabina within the space of two months. I am still counting…but I look forward...
Short Story Collection
Situations’
Stories
(Stories of sex education, relationships, marriages and gender imbalance)
As Written By:
Mr Ben
Situations’ Stories mirrors ordeals of people in relationships with their spouses, parents to their children (vice versa), the fascinating perspective of sex education and gender disparity. It depicts the real-life experiences in the form of stories what happens to people, especially young and older adults in the areas of coping with...
“WAKE UP DREAM BOY!”
Characters
TOM: (MALE, 18. Lead Character, Caucasian, tall, stubborn, sociable, attention seeker)
ANNOUNCER: (MALE, LATE 30S. Baritone voice)
MS FRANCES: (FEMALE, EARLY 40S TV Anchor, fashion conscious, brunette, screen-friendly face)
DAN DUNNE: (MALE, ABOUT 50,. Celebrity, tall, Caucasian, athletic body, confident)
ALISHA (FEMALE, 16. Classmate, dark in complexion , short in height, cute, round face but strict)
JANE (FEMALE, 15, classmate, ebony average in height, average...
Title: SITUATIONS’ STORIES (Anthology scripts)
By
Mr. Ben
mrbenisreal@googlemail.com
Characters/Descriptions
STAN: (MALE, 18,lead. Curious, cute, tall)
MICHAEL: (MALE, 21. Elder brother. Mature, average in height, built in size)
FADE IN:
int. BED room — day
STAN, 18, and MICHAEL, 21, are watching television. Stan appears moody as he sits on the sofa.
SUPER: “Come to Think of It, Sex!”
MICHAEL
Stan, it’s been over ten minutes you came home and you’re not the jovial Stan I am used to. Tell me, bro, what...
The Writer’s Relief
Goodday ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honour to have distinguished writers of the National Association of Australian Book Writers seated to observe its first quarter meeting for the year 2012. Drawn from all works of the literary industry and seated in our midst are publishes, editors, literary agents and other concerned professionals. I want to use this medium to express my heartfelt gratitude to you all. You have made me glad, indeed!
Without much ado, I would like...
See Life in Your Own Way!
On the News At Ten,
Seven Miners Die in South Africa’s Major Mine Fields
Politicians meet on the way forward for South Africa
Mandela’s Health Condition Worsens
War in Rwanda as Four Hundred People Were Feared Dead
To Some Entertainment News: Lady gaga goes Nude Again at the Madison Square Garden in Newyork
Super Model, Naomi Campbell, fractured her collar bone in a car crash that killed seven people in Dublin, Ireland.
Channel O Music awards stirs controversies amongst...
The Order of the Day
“Class, as you can see on the board, the topic of discussion is ‘Politics and The Media’. Before going into the field of lecturing, I have been a political commentator for many national dailies in the country. I have worked as a political correspondent for National Television Network, Bahamas and many TV stations in Cayman Islands. I have also worked as part of the advisory team for President James Jackson.
In all my years of politicking in and out of the class room, I...
Dad Loves Me
“Do you know that your son has bullied mercilessly and beaten a lot of pupils in this school, especially those in his class? Just the other day, a parent came to me insisting that Jack injured her at the right leg! It took the grace of all members of staff to seriously address this issue. This is the very reason I invited you here. Of course, you know this is not your first time of coming to hear issues like this about your son. But I want you to please teach your son good...
What A life!
At senior grade, Dale became a huge follower of Von’s teachings who was his late fathers’ friend and a philosopher of repute. Dale had been a hardworking young man since the age of six; he took after his father the character. In the school’s library, he was about picking up a history book for perusal when he stumbled on the words of his role-model on his reading table: ‘three kind and great words I have for the youths: work, work, work’. This would inspire to be a workaholic all...
My Only Girl Friend
July 12, 1990 was a memorable period for Benjamin who marked his 6th birthday. Celebrated amongst friends, family members and well-wishers, Benjamin was really on the top of the world as the birthday celebration took center stage in school. Dressed in a ‘cloth of many colours’ outfit, he took a pose with all his classmates. To him, even to this day, as seen in the picture taken on his birthday, he was flanked by his two truly best friends; John and Lesley. In the course of...
Religion by Choice
Lennon’s ancestry is synonymous with the identification of various religions. Though his family history has a vague account of the various religious practices before the existence of his Great-Grand father, Lennon’s grandfather, a core Buddhist, prior to his death told him that his fore-fathers incorporated various religions. According to him, it was due to the inter-racial marriages that existed. Lennon’s father,
Grandfather and Great grandfather were all a combination of...
Between the Devil and Deep Blue Sea
Charles grew up in the village. His parents, though very poor and stark-illiterate, vowed to send their son to the School of Seminarian studies to become a priest. Through savings, they spent their money to sponsor the education of Charles. At the time, Charles was just done with his elementary studies. In a forthnight, Charles would be on his way to the Seminary school in the city. His uncle, John Bosco, was responsible for the admission into the school.
...
A World of Wickedness
Franklin knew he was born into a world of wickedness. His father was killed by men of the underworld and his mother, Catherine, raped. This led to his advent to Mother earth. On a very sad note, Franklin was brought into the world with his mother hating and cursing the day she brought to this world a child whose past has a conspicuous negative definition. Franklin saw the world all through his childhood years in the light of wickedness. This mentality continually hunted...
The Druglord
Alvarez, a smart and very ambitious young man, had worked diligently for the drug cartel, MAFIA, since his youth. Determined that he will, through his two-year-old son, Carlos, run the cartel, he went the extra-mile to see that his obstructions-men higher than he was in the ladder of the cartel’s hierarchy were ‘uprooted’ to make way for his son to become the figure-head in order to carry out his agenda. From the peak of his infanthood to his typical youngster years, Alvarez...
Little Beginnings
Martins and Gloria were low income earners whose source of livelihood heavily depended on petty trading. With a built house and a life-saving scheme, they were both head-bent to ensuring that their two sons get the best of quality training from infancy to adulthood, as a couple. Martins and Gloria grew together as childhood friends. Sadly, they were watched closely by the eyes of poverty throughout their growing years. To make matters worse, their parents died at their prime...
The Community Fighters
Three centuries ago, Queensland was a hub of all commercial activities. As the name suggests, it was a female-populated inhabitation. At the time, a particular census was carried out. It was discovered that for every existing male, there were at least twenty female living in the same community. It was a place to stay and every activity was a profitable venture. At Queensland, there were lots to showcase.
Geographically situated along the coast of Miranda, It trading...