Aphi
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5 years ago I started teaching myself narrative writing — yesterday, I finished the 1st draft of my 1st musical, PINK SAPPHIRE, inspired by getting laid off. I pat myself on the back for putting words on the page and sounds in the voice notes that tell Swanstone's story! Support local theater!
January 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
5 years ago I started teaching myself narrative writing — yesterday, I finished the 1st draft of my 1st musical, PINK SAPPHIRE, inspired by getting laid off. I pat myself on the back for putting words on the page and sounds in the voice notes that tell Swanstone's story! Support local theater!
I changed the name of my musical from SWANSTONE to PINK SAPPHIRE, for my dong that inspired it.
January 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I changed the name of my musical from SWANSTONE to PINK SAPPHIRE, for my dong that inspired it.
Who wrote today? I snuck in a solid hour of edits to Act I! #Swanstone
December 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Who wrote today? I snuck in a solid hour of edits to Act I! #Swanstone
How do you face getting news that’s been killing you to give? On #nationalshortfilmday watch « UNFORTUNATELY » & share thoughts ⬇️ (3 mins) youtu.be/mhT0hqOsRos?...
UNFORTUNATELY, (Short film, Drama, 2024)
YouTube video by Big Blooded
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December 28, 2024 at 2:56 PM
How do you face getting news that’s been killing you to give? On #nationalshortfilmday watch « UNFORTUNATELY » & share thoughts ⬇️ (3 mins) youtu.be/mhT0hqOsRos?...
3 weeks before Election Day ‘64 the media learns POTUS LBJ’s deputy was arrested — twice — on 🌈-related morals charges. What happens to these 2 close friends & political power partners of 25 years? On #nationalshortfilmday watch « NOT WALTER JENKINS! » & share thoughts ⬇️ youtu.be/-1_guvxPWsM?...
Not Walter Jenkins! (Short Film, Political Drama, 2024)
YouTube video by Big Blooded
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December 28, 2024 at 2:53 PM
3 weeks before Election Day ‘64 the media learns POTUS LBJ’s deputy was arrested — twice — on 🌈-related morals charges. What happens to these 2 close friends & political power partners of 25 years? On #nationalshortfilmday watch « NOT WALTER JENKINS! » & share thoughts ⬇️ youtu.be/-1_guvxPWsM?...
Can I get a 💙 for powering through a rewrite of Act One? ☝️ Up next: the Act Two opening scene, built around “Down To Earth”; the adrenaline rushes, but so does Swanstone? youtu.be/nRvMnvvyyzQ?...
Down to Earth
YouTube video by 23A - Topic
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December 7, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Can I get a 💙 for powering through a rewrite of Act One? ☝️ Up next: the Act Two opening scene, built around “Down To Earth”; the adrenaline rushes, but so does Swanstone? youtu.be/nRvMnvvyyzQ?...
2 people can covet a relationship worthy of their shared adoration...and accept that they can't (or won’t) deliver upon it. The defiant "I'll" in "AMERICA", recorded for my artist project, becomes a wistful "I'd" in SWANSTONE. youtu.be/53g1z1h9qpk?...
America
YouTube video by 23A - Topic
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December 6, 2024 at 3:01 PM
2 people can covet a relationship worthy of their shared adoration...and accept that they can't (or won’t) deliver upon it. The defiant "I'll" in "AMERICA", recorded for my artist project, becomes a wistful "I'd" in SWANSTONE. youtu.be/53g1z1h9qpk?...
Morning coffee queens = musical theater writing fuel
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Morning coffee queens = musical theater writing fuel
Thank you to the jury for awarding the Short prize to my film, “UNFORTUNATELY,” !
ImageOut is pleased to announce our Fall 2024 Jury Award Winners:
🎞️ BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 🎞️
• Winner: Sally!
🎞️ CHUCK LUNDEEN JURY AWARD - BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 🎞️
• Winner: Crossing
🎞️ BEST SHORT FILM 🎞️
• Winner: Unfortunately
Thank you to our juries, and congratulations to the winners!
🎞️ BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 🎞️
• Winner: Sally!
🎞️ CHUCK LUNDEEN JURY AWARD - BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 🎞️
• Winner: Crossing
🎞️ BEST SHORT FILM 🎞️
• Winner: Unfortunately
Thank you to our juries, and congratulations to the winners!
December 2, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Thank you to the jury for awarding the Short prize to my film, “UNFORTUNATELY,” !
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November 30, 2024 at 10:12 PM
A captivating episode, writers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
New #skymates: watch my 3-min Short 🎥 for #WorldAIDSDay 12/1? “UNFORTUNATELY,”. Logline: Volunteering at a downtown health clinic in 1985 Manhattan tests an uptown rebel’s benevolence. Please SHARE if you 👍🏻 youtu.be/mhT0hqOsRos?... #WorldAIDSDay2024
UNFORTUNATELY, (Short film, Drama, 2024)
YouTube video by Big Blooded
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November 30, 2024 at 5:38 PM
New #skymates: watch my 3-min Short 🎥 for #WorldAIDSDay 12/1? “UNFORTUNATELY,”. Logline: Volunteering at a downtown health clinic in 1985 Manhattan tests an uptown rebel’s benevolence. Please SHARE if you 👍🏻 youtu.be/mhT0hqOsRos?... #WorldAIDSDay2024
In “Always Been”, Swanstone invites his naysayers to consider the self-made artist’s plight by invoking arguably the most accomplished among them, #Madonna. I recorded it for my artist project, 23A. Who can relate? youtu.be/Bo4WDQN0HQQ?...
23A | ALWAYS BEEN
YouTube video by Big Blooded
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November 23, 2024 at 5:30 PM
In “Always Been”, Swanstone invites his naysayers to consider the self-made artist’s plight by invoking arguably the most accomplished among them, #Madonna. I recorded it for my artist project, 23A. Who can relate? youtu.be/Bo4WDQN0HQQ?...
Though SWANSTONE plays in One Act, “Down To Earth” cracks the mid-point spine into the story’s 2nd half; the protagonist sings forward with renewed confidence…but harbors lingering resentment for his circumstances. I recorded it for my artist project, 23A. Who can relate? youtu.be/31gCo7ohN2g?...
23A | Down To Earth
YouTube video by Big Blooded
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November 23, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Though SWANSTONE plays in One Act, “Down To Earth” cracks the mid-point spine into the story’s 2nd half; the protagonist sings forward with renewed confidence…but harbors lingering resentment for his circumstances. I recorded it for my artist project, 23A. Who can relate? youtu.be/31gCo7ohN2g?...
Will I ever write a musical theater anthem as devastatingly exacting as “Periodically” from A STRANGE LOOP? Probably not. But, I will keep trying.
November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Will I ever write a musical theater anthem as devastatingly exacting as “Periodically” from A STRANGE LOOP? Probably not. But, I will keep trying.
Sometimes you write the song…AND place it in the musical…before you figure out why. Today, I woke up with the answer for “Intimate”. Thank you, Writer Morning Brain! #SWANSTONE
November 17, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Sometimes you write the song…AND place it in the musical…before you figure out why. Today, I woke up with the answer for “Intimate”. Thank you, Writer Morning Brain! #SWANSTONE
A muse for my musical’s lead: this crocheted dude a-stepping in my parents’ guest room
November 16, 2024 at 2:02 PM
A muse for my musical’s lead: this crocheted dude a-stepping in my parents’ guest room
Working the day-job on this Saturday BUT reorganized my Notes notes for Act One into plot-chronological order over a lightly-iced, heavily-poured, matcha-charged cold brew ✍️
November 16, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Working the day-job on this Saturday BUT reorganized my Notes notes for Act One into plot-chronological order over a lightly-iced, heavily-poured, matcha-charged cold brew ✍️
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so we moved to bluesky
November 15, 2024 at 4:53 AM
so we moved to bluesky
A thrilling, insightful read for anyone who's collaborated on a must-win, fraught project (i.e. everyone on this platform?) — in this case, the Spider-Man musical for Broadway 🕷️
November 15, 2024 at 2:07 PM
A thrilling, insightful read for anyone who's collaborated on a must-win, fraught project (i.e. everyone on this platform?) — in this case, the Spider-Man musical for Broadway 🕷️
I commit to JOY in #TheNextFourYears. Aren’t clowns meant to inspire it 🤡? To what do you commit?
November 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I commit to JOY in #TheNextFourYears. Aren’t clowns meant to inspire it 🤡? To what do you commit?