A traveling salesman contemplates suicide in a desolate hotel.
Type:
Short
Status:
Seeking finance
Page Count:
14pp
Genre:
Drama, Family, Mystery, Thriller
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
13+
Based On:
"All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" is a short story by Stephen King. It was originally published in the January 29, 2001 issue of The New Yorker magazine. In 2002, it was included in King's collection Everything's Eventual.
Copyright Details:
"All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" is a short story by Stephen King. It was originally published in the January 29, 2001 issue of The New Yorker magazine. In 2002, it was included in King's collection Everything's Eventual.
Synopsis/Details
Alfie Zimmer, a traveling salesman, pulls into a motel in Nebraska for the night. He settles in and pulls out a revolver, ready to commit suicide because he can't "go on living the way he had been living." Alfie has a hobby of recording strange bathroom graffiti which he has discovered on his many long, lonely travels. He starts noting down scrawls on the walls that attracted his attention, gradually becoming fascinated with them. My story pairs Alfie we another stranger in the next room. They bond over their delusions and serve as sounding boards for their lost years. Left alone with their respective pasts, only one shot is heard. The ending ambiguous.

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Submitted: 2023-Apr-16
Last Updated: 2023-Apr-16
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The Writer: Rick Hansberry

Rick Hansberry is an award-winning screenwriter with more than 25 years of industry experience. With several produced credits on his IMDb page, Rick has written, produced and directed several short and feature films. Watch out for new productions from Rick, including a short comedy, "Cards" (with Tony-winner, Reed Birney and Fred Lehne); a short drama, "All Is Well" (with Shelby Hightower); and a feature-length sci-fi adventure with Bold Media Films. Rick is presently working on developing other new shorts and features. He has recently started a Patreon page in order to help fellow scribes and give back to the writing community with the knowledge and experience he's accumulated while… Go to bio
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