Are You Looking After Yourself?

After feeling his wife has checked out mentally, a young father bonds with a widower in his neighborhood over a shared sense of loss.

Type:

Short

Status:

Available for Free

Page Count:

18pp

Genre:

Drama

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

17+

Story & Logistics

Story Type:

Rite of Passage

Story Situation:

Loss of loved ones

Story Conclusion:

Sad

Linear Structure:

Linear

Moral Affections:

Dereliction of Duty, Good Man, Guilt

Cast Size:

Couple

Locations:

Couple

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female Adult, Male Adult, Male under 13

Hero Type:

Ordinary

Advanced

Subgenre:

Gay and Lesbian

Equality & Diversity:

LGBT+ Focused

Life Topics:

Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age, Parenthood

Drug Topics:

Illegal Drugs, Legal Drugs

Time Period:

Contemporary times

Country:

Australia, United States of America (USA)

Relationship Topics:

Child, Domestic, Husband, Intimacy, Sexual

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Submitted: 2020-Oct-15

Last Updated: 2020-Oct-15

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The Writer: Ben Clifford

Writer (primarily screenplays), late twenties, based in Australia. Black comedy and drama are my primary working genres. Couple of shorts produced ~2017-2020. Also write prose. Some short stories published in journals. Contact me via email or PM about my scripts. Go to bio

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