Writing
Collection of my short stories, written in the last few years
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Adapted Screenplay for Kate Wilhelm’s “Baby You Were Great”
This screenplay was written as part of the final project for Dr. Margaret Galvan’s course Feminist and Queer Science Fiction at the University of Florida. Continue reading
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Screenwriting Editing and Writing Sample
For this exercise I used the film Maurice (1987) as the subject for my screenwriting project. The rather elusive script of this film remains difficult to find in libraries and unavailable online. Thus, I was inspired to write my own version of the script. Below are the first 12 pages. Continue reading
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What I Never Said
he family knew that. His last book, the will inside, one lucky winner. Was it a terrible way to decide who kept the family fortune? Perhaps, but everybody was too busy looking for the book to care. Continue reading
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Awake, Asleep
Awake, things were always the same; safe. The window by my bedroom was always bolted shut, the wooden floor boards in the hallway were always quiet— no creaking or erratic footsteps bundling about outside by the kitchen. The sound of doors slamming very suddenly wouldn’t make me jump in a sudden fright, making me rush… Continue reading
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What I Know Now
“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure that you are…” – Mary Jean Irion On the final day with Mom, I woke up without knowing. There was a slight breeze coming in through our kitchen window, and the wind made any loose napkin or paper swish around in the air before it fell… Continue reading
Paola Villacís 