Stuart Clarke Blandford

INT. HOME OFFICE - NIGHT

Messy room. Random clothing scattered. Wooden desk with chipped green paint covered with laptops, monitors, computer wiring, at least two beer cans, and, for some unknown reason, a bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce.

An exasperated STUART CLARKE (50s) hunches over the keyboard.

STUART
Christ! I already say I'm from Atlanta! Do they
really care about Nashville or Brisbane or that I
manage payroll for film and television?

Stuart pops open a fresh beer. Some snooty, fruit-infused microbrew.

STUART
Maybe that I love writing comedy and fantasy and
can even write dark ass drama?

He takes a sip of his beer. He scrunches his nose - it tastes off. He takes another sip.

STUART
That I'm a semifinalist on Coverfly with a sitcom called
Hell House co-written with Nicole Blandford? A
quarterfinalist with an edgy drama called Murder Creek
with Cecil Davis in Scriptation Showcase?

Stuart tilts back in his office chair.

STUART
Might as plug my mythology novel while I'm here. It's
called Deities. It combines multiple mythologies into a
comedic mess. Neil Gaiman would be proud. I think.

He looks over at his beer.

STUART
Maybe it's time for something stronger.