Author: dstinton

  • Boring Science Fiction Theatre, Episode Three

    I suppose after all these years, I’m realizing that these tales are less “science fiction” and more “horror.”

  • Boring Science Fiction Theatre, Episode 2

    Here’s part 2. I actually got to do these in front of an audience for a live taping. I was the SFX guy, which was boatloads of fun.

  • Boring Science Fiction Theatre

    I wrote these as a series of short radio plays for a station in Champaign-Urbana back in 1997. I’ve done very little editing beyond formatting, so please indulge the meanderings of a 23-year-old.

  • Live From New York, It’s Speed Dating

    (A speed dating event. MEGAN, an attractive thirtysomething, sits at a small table across from PHIL, 38, in a sharp suit and tie.) MEGAN Hi there! I’m Megan. PHIL Nice to meet you unbutton your blouse, Megan. I’m Phil Maloney. MEGAN What do you do for a living, Phil? PHIL I’m an advertising executive filthy…

  • Barring Some Newfound Ability to Manipulate Time…

    …I predict that there will be no sketch from me today. I’ll try to catch up later, because I love the topic. However, I’ll link to a story I wrote a few years ago that touches on the theme. “Pulling the Trigger.” Enjoy.

  • Danielle Steel or Steely Dan?

    (The game show set of “Danielle Steel or Steely Dan.” The host, ZACK HICKS, grins at the camera.) ZACK Hello again everybody, and welcome to “Danielle Steel or Steely Dan,” the game that quizzes your knowledge of popular literature and music. Let’s meet today’s contestant! ANNOUNCER Today’s contestant is a dental hygienist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.…

  • Facebook of Genesis

    God joined Facebook. God changed his Profile Picture. God is now friends with Lucifer. Lucifer: ’Sup! Welcome! (Careful, it’s addictive!)

  • The Modernistic

    (Ridgeview: a small college town in central Illinois, nestled amidst the prairies and the cornfields.) (Exterior shot of the Ridgeview bus station. Summer, early evening. We hear the tinny sound of a telephone ringing, as heard through a receiver. Dissolve to the bus station’s interior. Camera pans across a line of payphones and comes to…

  • Pimp My TV: Dave Stinton’s entry

    (CAPTION: Los Angeles, CA. 1988.) (The Hollywood Sign is viewed from the sky on a bright, hazy Los Angeles afternoon. We hear a solo trumpet playing a soothing light jazz riff.) NARRATORTinsel Town. We’ve seen the glitter. We’ve seen the glamour. But who can bear to look upon what’s behind it? (The view spins 180…

  • Spelling Bee

    (A spelling bee. A banner stretches over the stage reading “The Rolaids Regional Spelling Bee.” Below it, several kids with numbers on their chests sit in folding chairs. One kid, SUSIE, stands at the microphone, her face clenched in concentration. An AUDITOR sits at a nearby table, waiting to hear her speak.) SUSIEMay I have…