Author: Matthew Everett
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In a Box Underground Rotting (Heaven & Home)
THE SET UP Vincent is speaking to his girlfriend Gabby about his best friend Byron, who died of AIDS. Vincent’s faith has been shaken by his friend’s untimely death; Gabby’s faith has not. “I just don’t like thinking of him in a box underground, rotting.” VINCENT I just don’t like thinking of him in a…
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Three Words (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Gabby if her boyfriend Vincent (Cian’s older brother) has said “I love you” yet. “It’s just — words. Three words. They don’t mean anything anymore.” GABBY It’s just — words. Three words. They don’t mean anything anymore. No one believes them anymore. I’m not even sure I’d believe them…
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Heaven & Home
(a haunted love story in two acts) Byron’s been dead nearly two years but Cian’s still having conversations with him. Cian’s brother, Vince, was Byron’s best friend in life. Haunted by fading memories of Byron, Vince is angered by the visits his brother is receiving, particularly because Vince was a constant presence at Byron’s hospital…