7-31-2020 - Morton's Wives

Morton's Wives

IDEA - 7-31-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,524 Words

The opportunity of a lifetime, living in a mansion, all the amenities you might wish for, your child goes to the most prestigious academy, has the most talented tutors. All you have to do is sign a contract to be Morton's wife, to have Morton's child, and to give up all aspects of your previous life for 25 years, after which you will receive one million dollars, and spend the rest of your life as you want. The story follows Maria, a poor 22-year-old girl who has nowhere to turn until she offered Morton's deal. Of course, she signs the contract, but it's not easy to give up 25 years of your life, particularly when all is not as it seems.

7-30-2020 - A Junkie's Remorse

A Junkie's Remorse

IDEA - 7-30-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,602 Words

Sitting in the back of a van, on his way to Mexico, this is the first time he's been sober in five years, not because he cares for sobriety, but because he's wanted by the police, and stopping for drugs is just too dangerous. It was supposed to be a simple robbery, she wasn't supposed to be there, but she was, and now she's dead. Shaking off withdrawal, if he could only get to Mexico before the police catch the wind, he might just get away with the murder. 500 miles to go, what's going to get him first, his addiction or his remorse.

7-29-2020 - I Told Myself, Self

I Told Myself, Self

IDEA - 7-29-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,636 Words

When a woman turns 18, she starts to receive envelopes with a time and location on a piece of paper; as it turns out, her future self goes back to the past and sends letters to her 18-year-old self. At these meetings, her future self would turn up and tell her how her life had changed drastically, from becoming a homeless drug addict to being married to the heir to a billion-dollar vacuum fortune. The rules are easy, she's going to receive one letter for every month of her 18th year, once she hears the future she wants, all she has to do when she's given a chance to go back to her 18th year is go to that month, place, and time, and the life that was described will become her life. However, a life not earned may not be the same as the description of the person who earned it.

7-28-2020 - Runaway

Runaway

IDEA - 7-28-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,438 Words

An eight-year-old is running away from home, from a caring single mother who cares deeply for him. During this unique journey, the boy finds himself lost, unable to find his way home; it's his mother who doesn't stop looking, going to the ends of the earth if she has to. A story of learning who cares for you and has the best interest in mind, and then there's everybody else in the world. 

7-27-2020 - Diamondz

Diamondz

IDEA - 7-27-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,398 Words

Joey Diamondz, who's real name is Joseph Wilkins, is a classic example of a person living beyond their means, living in a "curtain house," a house where the owner puts up elegant curtains to cover the fact that they could not afford to furnish the property. He's the guy in advertisements flying on a private jet, trying to get people to buy his money-making system; Joey meets a woman he falls in love with at first sight. Immediately, he decides to up his game, showing off more of his wealth; he stumbles into an opportunity that could give him the financial stability he has always sought. He plans to stay in Miami and convinces his girlfriend to come with him. Businessmen quickly realize they've been scammed, but Joey still gets away with a large amount of money. As Joey returns to the hotel he discovers that his girlfriend has been kidnapped. Is Joey going to do the right thing that'll cost him everything, or skip town with the money, leaving love behind?

7-26-2020 - Abolition of Man

Abolition of Man

IDEA - 7-26-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,612 Words

From birth, a young man has been taught in the arts of politics, negotiation, and game theory, emphasizing that the ends justify the means. His world view and moral compass only shaped and created by a jilted mother the world did not accept. Like a copper nail in an oak tree, it inevitably poisons the wood, and the oak dies; the boy grows to be an evil man, pouncing on the vulnerability of others for his own gain; does his ideology change as he discovers conflicting truths? Or is his childhood belief system so solid that he is merely playing the long game, waiting for his adversaries to lower their guard?

7-25-2020 - Paper Moon

Paper Moon

IDEA - 7-25-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,591 Words

Years ago, the Collins Culinary Science company developed
a substance called CCS Protein with the texture and taste
of beef but with almost 0 calories, 0 fat, and enriched
with vitamins and nutrients; the taste was incredible,
better than an aged Kobe steak; a generation has passed
and Collins Culinary is now making trillions of dollars in
profit due to the secret ingredient in CCS Protein; it's
at this time that an underground resistance group has been
created that slaughters animals and consumes their meat,
demanding that humans return to their caveman origins.
The group has little credibility until they mistakenly
discover that the secret ingredient in the CCS protein
is human flesh.     

7-24-2020 - Unending Love

Unending Love

IDEA - 7-24-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,445 Words

There is something to be said for first love, hopeful,

intense, and irrational; when Carolyn acts in anger, a

death takes place, and David, fully in love, helps her to

cover it up; when the police tighten the noose, it just

brings the couple closer together. On the run, David is

willing to throw away his entire life when it comes to

protecting Carolyn; at the end of the day, will his

gestures of love be returned, or is first love fleeting,

and does Carolyn abandon him to take the blame?

7-23-2020 - Lakewood Hill Gang

Lakewood Hill Gang

IDEA - 7-23-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,598 Words

The sense of belonging can be one of the most powerful
motivators for a person, the charismatic leader of the
Lakewood Hill Gang, Milo Chavez, knew this and the number
of recruits swelled because of the sense of family fostered
by his leadership; originally set up to protect the
Lakewood Hill neighborhood from other gangs, but over time,
embraced more conventional organized crime tactics; Luis
Ortiz was the ideal mark, newly immigrated to the United
States, not many friends, and of Central American origin,
like Milo; Luis was so profoundly committed to this sense
of family that he would do anything to belong, as crimes
were committed he had become a trustworthy person to Milo
himself, but the closer he got, the more he realized that
someone else was pulling the strings.

7-22-2020 - Crossing the Rubicon

Crossing the Rubicon

IDEA - 7-22-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,632 Words

The time for half measures has passed when an unfit
mother perjured herself in a court of law, her ex-husband
lost his rights to see his daughter; the gloves are off,
and with a knowledge of schedules, house layouts, work
dynamics, and deepest fears and anxieties, he was able to
make her life a living nightmare.

7-21-2020 - 3 AM

3 AM

IDEA - 7-21-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,564 Words

It is said that Jesus was crucified at 3 p.m., making it
the holiest of times, the opposite of 3 p.m., 3 a.m., is
when demons roam and lost spirits wander, that's why they
call it "the witching hour." Statistically, more people die
between 3 AM and 4 AM than any other hour; if you want to
talk to a loved one who has passed away, 3 AM is the time
to do it, however, you will invite all kinds of evil, 3:33
is when the spirits are most powerful, beyond that they
decline for 6 hours, 6 minutes, and 6 seconds (9:39), when
the devil will rein them in; a widow who lost everything
after her husband unexpectedly passed away is desperate to
recover a semblance of her former life; thinking that her
late husband has stashed money away, she's willing to try
anything, including tempting the devil itself.

7-20-2020 - Isolation

Isolation

IDEA - 7-20-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,418 Words

An entertainer has power, importance, wealth, admiration
of thousands of beautiful woman, health, a loving family,
and access to anything... drugs, sex, and alcohol; tells a
friend that he wants to go to the Pitcairn Islands, a
remote group of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,
and stay there indefinitely; with his wife, boy, and friend
reluctantly coming along, they make a long flight to
Tahiti, a rocky flight to the Totegegie outpost, and
finally a 32-hour boat ride to Pitcairn; when they arrive,
something is not right, fear, odd events, and secrets
permeate the air.

7-19-2020 - I Hate Life

I Hate Life

IDEA - 7-19-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,541 Words

The latest virtual reality technology update is the most significant step in immersive reality in a long time; using dynamic gaming principles, the game is easy to learn but challenging enough to be entertaining, with persistence and mastery, anything is possible; unlike life, you can work towards a goal and still fail or have it not as enjoyable as you thought it would be, with virtual reality monetary incentives are spelled out in an if / then statement, it gets to a point where virtual reality becomes much more enjoyable than the unpredictability of daily life; what's the point of living a real-life when your hierarchy of needs can be met in a virtual universe where all is much more transparent?

7-18-2020 - The Ice House

The Ice House

IDEA - 7-18-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,671 Words

Five men spend their days in a bar called The Ice House,
each with their own trouble, but each with a dream; one
says he's going to get his job back in which he's fired,
another says he's going to get his wife back in which
he's divorced, another says he's going to get his business
back in which he's lost gambling, another says he's going
to re-enroll in the army where he's been dishonorably
discharged, and finally, there is the bartender and the
owner of the bar, who dreams of staring in a play on
Broadway, but has never stepped out of the bar since he
had inherited it from his father ten years ago; a tale
of self-delusion and pipe dreams essential to maintain
the will to live; when the bartender decides that it's
time to go out and fulfill his dream, there's a
possibility that he won't be good enough; and what if
he isn't, does he have the will to live with himself when
he doesn't have any more dreams left?

7-17-2020 - Grand Finale

Grand Finale

IDEA - 7-17-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,584 Words

A jeweler close to retirement hires actors to do a

fake robbery so that he can collect insurance money

and sail off into the sunset; inevitably, everything

goes wrong, from the actors to getting rid of the

jewels; with a whip-smart insurance investigator

closing in, the jeweler would do almost anything to

get away with his crime.

7-16-2020 - Cognitive Behavioral Interview

Cognitive Behavioral Interview

IDEA - 7-16-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,654 Words

The most popular singer in the world has been touring

the country promoting his album, right before a

live interview, his long-time girlfriend posted a photo

of herself watching Netflix in bed, but a reflection

of another man can be seen in the screen; as the

interview starts, deeper thoughts come to the surface in

a live broadcast that will forever change the pop

star's life forever; in what resembles a

cognitive-behavioral therapy session, they venture

into some serious issues that break down core beliefs

and emotions that have never been thought about before.

7-15-2020 - A Better Place

A Better Place

IDEA - 7-15-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,515 Words

A woman has been away from home for five years, not

going back to visit until she has a nervous breakdown,

the rumors are that she's lost her mind; when she

left, she was lauded as a hero for getting out, a

success story; on her return, she finds her

exodus encouraged many to follow, most of her friends

and family have gone, all that's left is the dying

and depressed, she's determined to save the town, or

at least make it a better place, but will past demons

keep her from success?

7-14-2020 - Reunion

Reunion

IDEA - 7-14-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,574 Words

Three best friends in high school, two of them stay

in state for college, and one went to work on an oil

rig in the Arctic Ocean; of course, they lost contact,

but ten years later, as their high school

reunion approaches, the missing friend reaches out

over social media, they meet up, but something is off,

he gets details wrong about the past, his personality

is different, and he has wild and erratic outbursts;

has their friend changed, or is this a serial killer

who murdered their friend and took over his life, as

the reunion approaches an investigation uncovers

some disturbing information that puts everyone at

risk.

7-13-2020 - Work of Fiction

Work of Fiction

IDEA - 7-13-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,488 Words

Throughout a series of unlikely events, a

low-level associate at a financial company comes

out looking like a genius by utter chance,

ultimately promoted and given greater responsibility;

to what extent will this fictional genius go to

sustain the illusion that he is the smartest guy in

the room.

7-12-2020 - Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year

IDEA - 7-12-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,561 Words

A young math teacher is awarded teacher of the year

for the entire state and is invited by the governor

to witness the unveiling of a historic technology

that will teleport any non-living thing anywhere in

the world; through a series of events, the teacher

is zapped with the technology and transported across

the country, arriving in an unconscious state, the

company pays to have his body cryogenically frozen

until they can wake him up; 50 years later, a

robot janitor accidentally hits a button that wakes

him up, he's the same age as when he was frozen;

the school district feels obliged to give him his

job back, but technology has advanced so far that

students no longer need a math teacher, maybe

there's something else he can teach them?

7-11-2020 - Bleecker Street Blues

Bleecker Street Blues

IDEA - 7-11-2020

by

Patrick Ryan

1,612 Words

Right in the middle of the most populous city in

the United States, Wednesday morning, 3 a.m., sits

a lonely man at Bleeker Street subway station; in what

he considers to be his last chance at happiness, he

wrote a brutally honest dating profile with his flaws

and kinks included, he left nothing out; he has

matched only one person who agreed to meet him,

she decided the time and location; will honesty lead

him to his soul mate?