Short Scripts/Stories


NOTE FROM MATT BURNS: the following scripts/stories may include some strong language (i.e. some swearing and sexual stuff). But nothing is gratuitous, meaning the language is used with the purpose of expressing truth. Read at your own discretion, especially if you are my grandmother.

 

So Sorry (2007 short screenplay)

A comedy about a man who nearly has a mental breakdown trying to come up with the 'right' thing to say to a family of mourners at a wake. (Comedy)

So Sorry
 

Pure Sextacy (2008 short screenplay)

The "morning after" sends a man's mind into hyper-overdrive, fearing that the sex may not have been the safest it could have been. (Dark Comedy)

Pure Sextacy
 

The Workshop (2008 short screenplay)

A group of amateur writers meet at the local Barnes and Noble Cafe and use their writers workshop as an excuse to exorcise some very dark, personal secrets. (Dark Comedy. WARNING: Extremely Graphic language)

The Workshop
 

Burning Sensations (2009 short story)

A comedic story about one man's awkward visit to the doctor to be tested for STD's. (Comedy/Drama)

Burning Sensations
 

The Videographer (2010 short story)

A wedding videographer struggles to shoot a wedding while inwardly pondering what went wrong between him and his ex-girlfriend. (Drama)

The Videographer
 

We're Good (2011 short story)

A glimpse of what goes on in the male mind after a casual hook-up. (Dark Comedy. WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC LANGUAGE)

We're Good
 

Adam's Novena: A Prayer for the Sexually Frustrated (2011 short story)

A novena for the sexually frustrated. (Dark Comedy. WARNING: Graphic language/content)

Adam's Novena
 

Life Has a Way (2011 short story)

Set in fabulous Las Vegas, this is a dark tale that gets inside the mind of a man who has decided to become a murderer. (Drama)

Life Has a Way
 

The Serial Dumper (2011 short story)

A neurotically insecure man is determined to hide his seemingly-pathetic identity from his new date. (Comedy)

The Serial Dumper
 

The State of Mind (2012 short story)

A short piece of fiction that captures the state of mind a man is in before he has decided to commit suicide. (Drama. WARNING: extremely graphic/sexual content):

The State of Mind
 


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