FUSION Magazine

Train

by J.T. Welsch

Characters:

STEVE: 30-ish, travelling businessman

SIMON: early thirties, academic

KATHRYN: university student on holiday

LISA: university student on holiday

HOSTESS: attractive, French

A train carriage, rumbling along at night, empty except for four passengers: a pair of female university students, speaking to each other quietly; a professional-looking man in his early thirties, reading a packet of papers in the row ahead of them; and another man of about the same age, slouched in the seat facing him.

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Questions

by Matthew Baamonde

EXT. NORTH BOSTON – BY THE WATER

JACK and LÉA are walking side by side through crowds of pedestrians along a breezy boardwalk. The remains of the summer sun reflect off of nearby buildings and light the bay in a red orange glow. 

Still uncertain if this was meant to be a date or just a friendly outing with a classmate, Jack awkwardly tries to find a balance between giving Léa room and being romantically close.

Léa, clearly a lover of conversation, is rambling as they walk, but focusing more on the beauty and excitement of the world around her.

LÉA

…so in realistic terms, we’re talking about a bunch of people from all over the planet pursuing a very expensive, emotionally draining… dream… that will ultimately not pay off for most of them. Read more »

Excerpt from Tiger Lilly

by Chris Parlon

EVELYN goes back into the kitchen. TIMOTHY checks his watch.

TIMOTHY:

Three-thirty, you bastards. (sighs ) Fun, fun, fun.

EDMUND enters from the front door, wearing a long, expensive-looking coat and a woolen hat. TIMOTHY turns, sees him, and starts laughing. EDMUND smiles and briefly glances around the restaurant with a “God, why am I here?” look on his face. He takes off his hat, hangs his coat on the rack, and walks over to TIMOTHY’s table. Read more »