Everything I create starts with an idea, and writing is where those ideas take shape.
Screenplays, stories, and notes are where I discover what I’m really trying to say. I keep old work around not because it’s perfect, but because it reminds me how much I’ve grown and where today’s ideas came from.
Writing has stayed with me because it is the one discipline that every other creative pursuit depends on. Whether I’m writing a screenplay, outlining a YouTube video, or planning an album, writing is where vague ideas become concrete enough to build.
Featured Screenplay for October 2026:
STAR WARS: Bloody Ewoks
Short Fan Film
Written February 2016
Logline: It’s like the Vin Diesel movie Pitch Black, but with Ewoks.
Reflections on Rereading: I had so much fun writing this. I think the Ewoks got a bad rap being called just a bunch of muppets in Clerks. When we first encounter them they are blood thirsty savages trying to cook our heroes and only relent when threatened with magic. So, I decided to explore the idea that Ewoks are blood thirsty cannibals in this short film.
Featured Screenplay for September 2026:
MechWarrior
1 hr Drama Series Pilot
Written March 2012
Based on the BattleTech and MechWarrior games.
Logline: Invaders of unknown origins launch a surprise attack on the civilized worlds of the known galaxy trapping Lynx, a young MechWarrior, behind enemy lines.
Reflections on Rereading: This is a script I wrote mostly for fun, since I don’t own the underlying intellectual property. But I also learned a lot about adaptation with this. I was a big fan of the MechWarrior games (especially MechWarrior 2) and had read a few of the books (they weren’t very good) so thought I would write the pilot for a series about the clan invasion. I ditched most of the established lore, since I was just writing it for me. Mostly I was trying to capture the feel of the cinematics from games like MechWarrior 2, Mech Commander, etc. I also didn’t finish this one for several years. I wrote all but the last couple scenes in a couple days. Then didn’t know what to do for the ending. Since I wasn’t trying to use it as a sample piece, I just set it aside. A few years later I decided to reread it for fun and ended up writing the ending. It is one of my favorite scripts I have written, but isn’t likely to get seen any other way than sharing it here.
Featured Screenplay for August 2026:
Eastbound & Down: All-star
1/2 hr Comedy Spec. Episode
Written October 2011
Logline: Kenny tries to show April how responsible he has become by agreeing to umpire the local little league all-star game.
Reflections on Rereading: This is the most unhinged I have ever been as a writer. I had totally forgotten the plot, jokes, etc. so there were quite a few times I surprised myself with the insanity. Writing for Kenny is great because you just have another character say something and then come up with the most jackass response and that is what Kenny says. Interestingly this is one of the scripts that got me to the interview round for UCLA screenwriting grad program.
I also happened to find the original outline for this script. You can check it out below if you want to compare.
Featured Screenplay for July 2026:
Crisis Zone
1 hr drama pilot
Written April 2011
Genre: Medical Drama
Logline: A young surgeon leaps at the opportunity to join an NGO that specializes in emergency medicine and search and rescue in the wake of natural disasters, and learns if this is the path she’s been waiting to follow.
Reflections on Rereading: This was my most successful script as far as getting producers, agents, actors etc. to read it. It’s still a viable idea, medical drama with disaster of the week instead of patient of the week. I would also say this is the most “network TV” of any of my original series pilots.
