Two Gentlewomen of Sedona
Here’s a little something I wrote for Shakespeare’s birthday. I did my best to write it in iambic pentameter. Happy Birthday Billy! TWO GENTLEWOMEN OF SEDONA by John Weagly (Lights up. The interior of a …
The Neon Wrestler
Here’s one of my Double-B stories. It was originally published in Crime Spree Magazine in 2006. THE NEON WRESTLER by John Weagly I was at a rest stop just outside of Troy, Illinois, heading home after a …
Twilight of the Fireflies
Here’s one of my Double-B stories. It was originally published in Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley in 2005. It was nominated for a Derringer Award by the Short Mystery Fiction Society. TWILIGHT OF …
Happy Birthday Howard Phillips!
Happy birthday H.P. Lovecraft! A lot of the stuff I write is inspired by Lovecraft. Here’s the latest bit of silliness. SEWER SQUID a short Lovecraftian Play by John Weagly (Lights up. A street corner …
The First of Spring – A Short Play
I wrote this at the beginning of May for a newsletter looking for Dystopian plays. I didn’t know the “near future” would be the end of the month. The First of Spring by John Weagly …
“Something To Talk About” – A New Story!
Here’s a new story – “Something To Talk About.” Available at EVERY DAY FICTION. Check it out.
RIP Stuart Gordon
When I moved to Chicago in 1993 to pursue a career in theater, I was lucky enough to get hired by Touchstone Theatre to work in the Box Office. A couple of years after that, …
The Morning After Eggsperience
.Here’s a story I wrote for the February 2020 edition of Gateways at Otherworld Theatre. The evening was titled “After Binary Sunset” and the prompt they gave us was – “I don’t believe in Lizard …
Gene Wolfe Tribute
Here’s a short story I wrote for a tribute show Gumbo Fiction Salon did shortly after Gene Wolfe’s passing. Twenty years ago, an anthology of horror stories came out called 999. It had stories by …
Rattlesnake Chili
Here’s a sketch I wrote for the Lumpy & Sasquatch podcast about the difference between Science Fiction and Fantasy. Rattlesnake Chili by John Weagly (Lights up. A kitchen in a farmhouse. SCOTT sits at the …