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A Lot of Preparation Goes into Many of My Plays

Posted on October 14, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Raelity (1980) It was intended to be a cross between Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars. The image shown above is a series of badges to distinguish the different officers of the Raelity crew. The names of those officers were from … Continue reading →

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Just So You Can Understand Where I Come From:

Posted on July 21, 2025 by cdsmiller17

My Copyright Certificates “Time Defined” (1971) “Bankrupture” (1978) “A Pawn Piece” (1978) “My Satanic Struggle” (1978) “Bus Ride” (1980) “Beaver House” (1984) “Spiritus Sanctus” (1984) Are we clear?

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I Can’t Remember Laughing So Hard, as Last Night

Posted on May 19, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016) Christmas pantomime shows are all the rage in the UK. This one got filmed, which definitely sets it apart from other ones. It’s the filmed version that we watched on PBS, last night. There are … Continue reading →

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One Scene Took Me Back to My High School Years

Posted on September 22, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Firefly Lane (2021 – 2023) We have been watching this Netflix series for the past week or so. We are almost done our marathon viewing. As an emotional roller-coaster, it has been a hard slog, for me personally. But it … Continue reading →

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A Pawn Piece (1978 play): Insights

Posted on November 12, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Playing the Games of Life on a Chessboard Originally written as a poem (“Upon Peace”) in 1965, as a protest about the ways of the world, I adapted it into a play in 1978, using my son (Derek) as the … Continue reading →

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J.C. Scolder and Sgt. W.W. Watson: Qui est Corrompu?*

Posted on November 10, 2021 by cdsmiller17

A Pawn Piece (1978 play): Act II (Page 9) (This time the curtain opens on a slightly different area of the forest. There’s a sign in the middle of the stage: it can be hanging on a tree, or just … Continue reading →

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L.M.N. Tree and May Paul: Our Ancestors?

Posted on November 7, 2021 by cdsmiller17

A Pawn Piece (1978 play): Act III (Page 16) (The curtain comes up on yet another area of the forest. Two characters, PAUL and TREE, are engaged in an animated conversation. PAUL is wearing a full-blown green dress, with dark … Continue reading →

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Colonel Klunk: Retired Warmonger or Peacemaker?

Posted on October 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

A Pawn Piece (1978 play): Act I (Page 1) (The curtain opens on a blackened stage. DEREK, who is laying on a sleeping bag, opens his eyes as a natural-coloured spotlight inches down to him, like a sunrise, gradually lighting … Continue reading →

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Questra C: Inner Guide, Angel or Holy Spirit?

Posted on October 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

A Pawn Piece (1978 play): Act IV (Page 23) (The curtain raises on only one character in the woods. QUESTRA is reclining near a tree. She is tall and sleek, dressed in a long white gown, made from diaphanous fabric. … Continue reading →

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An Early Attempt at Racial/Sexual Integration in a Play of Mine

Posted on May 29, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Black and White (1978) How do you fight a battle that has been going on since slavery days? You tackle it head-on. The following play excerpt is all that I have of an idea that I was thinking of ‘fleshing … Continue reading →

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