Author: David Obrand
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Chapter 4 – Reunion – NWOBT
Faye’s Bar and Grill was another one of those old Jackson establishments passed down across generations. The restaurant was opened by the Gillmans in 1956 as a single window service burger joint. It has expanded many times since then as it became the meeting place where the biggest decisions in town were made. The simple…
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Scene Update
New scene added on the movie page. In this scene, you can read the origins of Chapter 3 of No Way Out But Through, a short but pivotal scene for Pat Eaton. In my last year at UCLA, I had some free units to take whatever I wanted. And what a waste it would have…
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Chapter 3 of NWOBT
No Way Out But Through is my first attempt at a novel, still in development. Chapter 3 brings Pat Back to Reality, and back where he started. Chapter 2 – Brotherly Love Chapter 1 – These Dreams
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the liner notes
Below is the draft that led to Fiat Lux, and some insight into my own struggles: On Campus. University of California, Irvine. (a letter, La Dispute; Wildlife, 2011) Fiat Lux On the patio of the law school, respectful of the strong admonition that even local attorneys are not welcome to the law library. That was…
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Chapter 3 – Back to Reality – NWOBT
I wake up on the couch only wearing my underwear. Jorge lived in the guest house of his brother Rodrigo’s home in Hawthorne, so I rented a one-bedroom apartment South of Wilshire. The TV is blasting some YouTube video showing Donald Trump coming down his golden elevator. I’m covered in taco wrappers, and cilantro and…
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New Page…the movies
In my last year at UCLA, I had some free units to take whatever I wanted. And what a waste it would have been, to not take an acting class, at the greatest place to do it in L.A. And on a whim – I also took a screenwriting class. Same reason, right? Soon, I…
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Fiat Lux
On Campus. University of California, Irvine. (a letter, La Dispute; Wildlife, 2011) Fiat Lux From the moment this piece had a title, I knew it would be published. Easy for me to say, but perhaps you have no idea how difficult a feeling that is for me; certainty. But then, I made my way here.…
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You’re Right!
Please don’t ever doubt yourself again. Open your eyes! You are safe. You can forgive yourself. Move on. — Start with home. Fill your cup. You can do this! Just pay attention. Take your time. — I hope you read them all.
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