Author Archives: festivalfordrama

Performed by Val Cole —— ———The Birthday The celebration, Returns once again for us. All gather for joy, But mixed deep within it all, Amongst food and gifts, Reminders of all that’s lost, And sorrows I’ve kept, Have bestowed my … Continue reading →

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When a troubled teen’s wish to make everyone disappear comes true, she risks losing them permanently and must rely on an unlikely ally to save her town – the school bully. CAST LIST: Narration: Sean Ballantyne Miriam; Val Cole Linda: … Continue reading →

Performed by Val Cole

Poetry reading performed by Val Cole

Peformed by Val Cole —- POEM: My Storm in a Bottle She rises over my house, like the sun, or the moon. The stars have tried to tell her, but she won’t listen. Just as she rises, She calls my … Continue reading →

Performed by Val Cole —- Bean Point Requiem For Abhigyan Patel I stand waist deep, bobbing in the undulation, half blinded by the sun. Royal terns glide swiftly by – blurs of white against a background of lapis lazuli. They … Continue reading →

Joseph Michael Cerra “When We Were Boys” Literary Fiction, 788 Words A group of first-generation Italian-American boys spend their endless Pennsylvania summers playing baseball by day and listening to distant radio broadcasts by night, their games infused with imagination, hero … Continue reading →

Performed by Val Cole