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daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: Chaos is good. It's like a box of chocolates. You never know what you'll get...
2 days ago
Kenosis23

Kenosis23: Would that be your "just deserts?" 2 days ago

dollyc19

dollyc19: Oops sorry for the spelling error........and yes, for me its JUST desserts with multifarious flavours!! 2 days ago

Kenosis23

Kenosis23: I find spelling, and other, errors to be a usefull path to creativity and so "no worries." 2 days ago

Saxophone911

Saxophone911: chaos makes those short ordered times that much better. and without chaos there would be no order. its a necessary evil. but one i completely embrace => about 4 hours ago

daleandersen
thewordwarrior
daleandersen scribbled: Most of the people on the list would be cool to dine with. Especially Jerry Seinfeld ("you cannot eat this soup standing up") and Paris Hilton (Spicy burgers! Yummmm). But I think I'd pass on Gore Vidal. One of my friends says he has major flatulence issues...

A List of People With Whom I Wish to Dine

from thewordwarrior in Books, Non-fiction

A Tender-hearted Partial Roster of People with Whom I Wish to Dine / Roberto Baggio Daniel Bell Tony B

3 days ago
Kenosis23

Kenosis23: Dr. House? I wonder if he means the actor or the fictional character? 2 days ago

daleandersen
daleandersen published revision #3 of

Mohammed's Moon - a dark play

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

Synopsis - a full-length play about 9/11, the title inspired by the moon having been in waning crescent phase the morning of the attack. It's a fast-paced piece, with eight actors taking on 25 roles in a landscape littered with witches, a street preacher, prophecies, omens, burning Bibles & Qur'...

3 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen published revision #2 of

Mohammed's Moon - a dark 9-11 play

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

Synopsis - a full-length play about 9/11, the title inspired by the moon having been in waning crescent phase the morning of the attack. It's a fast-paced piece, with eight actors taking on 25 roles in a landscape littered with witches, a street preacher, prophecies, omens, burning Bibles & Qur'...

3 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen published revision #2 of

Mohammed's Moon - a dark play

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

Synopsis - a full-length play about 9/11, the title inspired by the moon having been in waning crescent phase the morning of the attack. It's a fast-paced piece, with eight actors taking on 25 roles in a landscape littered with witches, a street preacher, prophecies, omens, burning Bibles & Qur'...

3 days ago
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sarita brown
daleandersen scribbled: I love that "fuck off" line. Perfectly placed. Perfectly timed for maximum effect. So razor sharp. So bludgeon thick. So je ne sais quoi...

Cathy's Lamentation

from sarita brown in Creative Writing, Poetry

sometimes the tragedy is just hilarious.

3 days ago
sarita brown

sarita brown: sometimes thats the only thing left in the bag to throw out.. ;) thanks dale. 2 days ago

daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading A Dog's Christmas, a Christmas play (the no-F-word version) A Dog's Christmas - a Christmas play (the clean version, no F-words ).

A Dog's Christmas - a Christmas play (the clean version, ...

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

It’s Christmas and four dogs in an Animal Shelter contemplate life, death, happiness and the hereafter.

3 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading A Dog's Christmas, a Christmas play (the F-word version) A Dog's Christmas - a Christmas play (the F-word version).

A Dog's Christmas - a Christmas play (the F-word version)

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

It’s Christmas at the Animal Shelter and four dogs contemplate life, death, happiness and the hereafter.

3 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading Thank You, a lesbian Christmas play Thank You - a lesbian Christmas play.

Thank You - a lesbian Christmas play

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

A short play. It is Christmas Eve and Joan and Toni are about to celebrate their Commitment Ceremony. But first, some unfinished business.

3 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading Starman, a gay monologue Starman - a gay monologue.

Starman - a gay monologue

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

A powerful man, who in life was a prominent politician, gaybasher and war hero, is dead. His gay son, long estranged, has come home to pay his respects and heal. Based on a true story. / This play was produced in Hollywood and off-Broadway. It had a reading in Orange County in 2008. / More on...

3 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading Mohammed's Moon, a dark 9-11 play Mohammed's Moon - a dark 9-11 play.

Mohammed's Moon - a dark 9-11 play

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

Synopsis - a full-length play about 9/11, the title inspired by the moon having been in waning crescent phase the morning of the attack. It's a fast-paced piece, with eight actors taking on 25 roles in a landscape littered with witches, a street preacher, prophecies, omens, burning Bibles & Qur'...

4 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading about girls on the rebound and finding love on your cellphone The Half-Eaten Chilidog - a play about girls on the rebound and finding love on your cellphone.

The Half-Eaten Chilidog - a play about girls on the rebou...

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

A short one-act play. A twenty-something girl on the rebound finds romance through her cellphone.

4 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading about a missing hand and storing Uncle Abdullah's body in a walk-in freezer MISSING - a dark comedy about a missing hand and storing Uncle Abdullah's body in a walk-in freezer.

MISSING - a dark comedy about a missing hand and storing ...

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

A short, one-act play. Synopsis: take two marginal characters, a blown-up 7-Eleven, and a man who stores his dead uncle in a walk-in freezer. Mix in some threatening phone calls and a missing hand. Stir well.

4 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading an award-winning play about a murder-suicide A Team Player - an award-winning play about a murder-suicide.

A Team Player - an award-winning play about a murder-suicide

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Short Stories

A short play. Henry, a successful man, frustrated by the drift and malaise in his life, weds Madeline, a woman half his age because he wants to revive, renew, refresh, rejuvenate. But as the ravages of time conspire against him, Madeline is left alone to perform one final act of mercy.

4 days ago
daleandersen
daleandersen scribbled: is reading about cheating and maybe not cheating Anniversary - a short quirky play about cheating and maybe not cheating.

Anniversary - a short quirky play about cheating and mayb...

from daleandersen in Creative Writing, Screenplays & Plays

A short one-act play. Synopsis: it's early morning in a hotel room. Two cheating lovers are waking up. What makes this day different is, one of them is dead...

4 days ago

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Name
Dale Andersen
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Ladera Ranch, CA
Bio
I went to Fresno State University. Go Bulldogs! Then a year at UCLA and another at the University of San Diego. Served my country in the Coast Guar... (More)
Age
66
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Male
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Playwright
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Writing, editing, teaching writing, teaching, editing
Lately I've been writing
Jan/2004 - Full length play, A Better Place, stagedreading at the Asylum Theatre. Short play,Th... (More)
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