This is in dedication to some favorite celebs of mine.
teacher, Mr. Stack was always encouraging those of us
who wanted to be writers, to do just that. Fact is, it is
his fault that I became a writer and I would not have it any other way.
I don't know how many of you remember the scolastic
readers and the book order forms, but I do. One of the
teen magazines that dealt with teen writings asked for
script submissions for favorite TV shows which had to
be sent in by a teacher. The winner had his or her script
printed in the magazine. Mr. Stack remembered that I
liked script writing so he asked me to submit something.
The only show on my mind was James at 15. I began
writing and no time I had a small script ready to send in.
Mr. Stack checked over my script for any errors. I re-
typed it and he sent it in for me. We were not expecting
any miracles, but it didn't hurt to be hopeful.
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, I got
my first rejection letter. "Thank you for your recent
submission. Since someone already sent us a script from
the same TV show you picked, we have decided to go
with the script that came in to our office first." Of course
I was not happy about that, but I did not quit writing.
The magazine sent me a copy of the issue that had the
James at 15 winning script.
Since then, I wrote a script for my other favorite show
Family, starring Kristy McNichol and a play about my
high school friends. I write poetry these days which is
fine by me. Someday I would like to write a book and
re-work my plays [just so I can say they are finally done.]
My favorite episode is "The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 1 & 2". Joe was all ready to get married when his girlfriend was hit by a drunk driver and killed. Joe decides he wants to make sure that the driver is put in jail. During Part 1, the song "If" by Bread was played ...If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can't I paint you .. A song that I have never forgotten. Joe poses as a rich guy and eventually the drunk driver lands himself in jail.
