6-30-2020 - Lunar Odyssey

Lunar Odyssey

IDEA - 6-30-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,608 Words

The child of two world-famous astronauts, Odysseus has

the prestigious honor of being the first human born on

the Moon, now 18, he is making a trip back to a planet

he only knew in textbooks and websites, he is expected

to address the world press, this is a journey within

the mind of a human without a home on a 3-day trip to

an origin that has no reference.

6-29-2020 - Immunity

Immunity

IDEA - 6-29-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,491 Words

Much like a lethal disease, if you "fall" in love

enough times you will become immune to its side effects,

a writer looking for her next best-seller seeks to make

a man fall in love with her and observe the

scientific principles like watching a chimpanzee in

the wild, she thinks that the phases of a relationship

are inevitable and can be manipulated, are people

that predictable?

6-28-2020 - On Paper

On Paper

IDEA - 6-28-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,511 Words

Looking from a distance, a couple's relationship

looks perfect, complementing each other in every way,

a combined income that gives them everything they

might want in this world, and two beautifully

behaved children; but when a friend gets a glimpse

behind the curtain one weekend, he learns that what

looks good on paper doesn't always match reality.

6-27-2020 - 143

143

IDEA - 6-27-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,471 Words

"I Love You" in the old pager lingo is "143," as a

woman's dead father's pager begins to communicate,

it leads her down the road of uncovering the

mysterious reality of her father's death, from beyond

the grave, a man will try to avenge his death by

using nothing but numbers in a pager.

6-26-2020 - 95 and Drive

95 and Drive

IDEA - 6-26-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,574 Words

A Massachusetts woman at the end of her rope with

her mundane and tiring life takes a left onto

Interstate 95 South instead of a right to go to

work, she's going to drive until she figures out what

she wants out of her life, she'll drive all the way to

Key West if she has to.

6-25-2020 - Have Job Will Hire

Have Job Will Hire

IDEA - 6-25-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,784 Words

Leoni needs a job, selling insurance seems like

an opportunity; but the deeper he gets, the more

he discovers that things are not as they seem to

be, lying, deceitful sales tactics, the ol' bait

and switch; and, of course, taking your cut from

the poorest and most vulnerable, at the end of the

day, he's so entrenched, he could take down the

whole industry.     

6-24-2020 - Sunderland Convent

Sunderland Convent

IDEA - 6-24-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,612 Words

In a small town in Massachusetts, a convent became

the main station on the underground railroad in 1850,

at one point serving as the only safe passage to

Canada, with notoriety, attention was given by

slave catchers and bounty hunters, but these nuns

were smarter than they thought. 

6-23-2020 - What Goes Up

What Goes Up

IDEA - 6-23-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,594 Words

It took him 17 years to get to Heaven, to jump through

all the hoops, to repent for all his sins in life,

one mistake that pissed off the wrong person in

Heaven sent him all the way to hell, which he

was surprised to learn is the present-day earth,

the afterlife does not come with an instruction

manual, will he ever get another chance at Heaven?

6-22-2020 - I Loves You

I Loves You

IDEA - 6-22-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,444 Words

She is the most beautiful woman in the world, he’s

an overweight introvert who wouldn’t know what to

say under pressure if it was written down for him,

but somehow she fell in love with him after he saved

her life, with trust issues, he convinces his friend

to flirt with her to prove her loyalty, she passes

the test but can a relationship that defies

logic, survive?

6-21-2020 - Searching for Kiara

Searching for Kiara

IDEA - 6-21-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,546 Words

A series of abductions has a city on high alert; a

mother installs every precaution to protect her

daughter, but once the kidnapper has their eyes set

on little Kiara, it becomes a fait accompli.

6-20-2020 - Pietà

Pietà

IDEA - 6-20-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,546 Words

A man's life has fallen apart, and he begins

to contemplate suicide, it is up to his

ex-girlfriend, Pietà, to try and save his life, the

more he shares his reasons, the harder it becomes for

her to create a defense.

6-19-2020 - Mimetic

Mimetic

IDEA - 6-19-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,602 Words

She may be the greatest actress ever to perform, but

no one has ever met the real person, she clings to

other people, picking up their mannerisms,

reactions, speech patterns, and overall presence,

keeping that persona until the end of the shoot, or

when it has finally worn out it's welcome in her

psyche, for her next role, she's been cast as a

serial killer, how will she manage that?

6-18-2020 - It Ain’t Like That

It Ain’t Like That

IDEA - 6-18-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,478 Words

A married man meets a woman whom he connects

with emotionally, physically, spiritually,

and metaphysically when they get stuck in an elevator

one afternoon, she's all he can think of from that

day forward, committed to his wife and family; he
continues to see her platonically, how long will it

last when the scales are tipped so far in one direction.

6-17-2020 - Natural Villian

Natural Villian

IDEA - 6-17-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,522 Words

Villians do not start out as villains, failure to

find their position or place within a group makes

them feel like outsiders which inspires them to tear

down those in the inner circle, the smallest minority

is the individual, one man’s villain is another man’s
hero, and in the end, villains are not even villains.

6-16-2020 - The Maddox Era

The Maddox Era

IDEA - 6-16-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,551 Words

A young man inherits a watch from his father that

allows him to stop everything around him for five

seconds at a time; he uses the watch to become a

world-famous magician until he discovers that his

father used the watch for more noble purposes, will he

be content with sleight of hand tricks and footnote

fame, or will he rise to the challenge that his father

had envisioned for him.

6-15-2020 - Appeasing the Bourgeois

Appeasing the Bourgeois

IDEA - 6-15-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,711 Words

The really poor know their poor, the majority of the

poor think they're middle class, the middle class

thinks they're upper-middle class, the upper-middle

class thinks they're wealthy, the fact is they're
all poor when it comes to wealth, four stories,
four perspectives, one massive economic collapse.

6-14-2020 - Farewell

Farewell

IDEA - 6-14-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,518 Words

A story influenced by Shakespearean Sonnet 87, a man

of little confidence finds himself in a relationship

with a highly successful woman, whom he feels is too

good for him, hanging on to the dream, hoping that

she will never discover this realization, but, as

his reality penetrates, jealousy, possessiveness, and

lack of growth, find our poet saying farewell, left

with only his memory, like that of a dream in which he

was king.

6-13-2020 - Most Wanted

Most Wanted

IDEA - 6-13-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,588 Words

A genetic trait that makes a woman wildly

attractive begins to cause her to become barren after

a slight mutation, a blood test reveals that you are

the last man on earth without the trait, the only way

to save the human race is to find the last woman on

earth without the trait and convince her to sleep

with you... for science.

6-12-2020 - Albion

Albion

IDEA - 6-12-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,602 Words

Centuries ago, wealthy black colonists, deceived

white Albion Islanders into becoming slaves

for generations, and after their liberation, years

of racism and unjust laws held these people oppressed,

a tale of role reversal and empathy.

6-11-2020 - The Editor

The Editor

IDEA - 6-11-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,494 Words

Brain editing software has been invented that can

edit memories like editing a scene in a film,

highly regulated, a black market emerges that

edits memories against the will of a person.