Too Young to Fall Asleep Sally Weigel http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7509 en 2009 Why would a poetry-writing high-school emo girl from suburban Chicago volunteer for the Iraq War? And when both of her legs are blown off in a non-combat IED explosion, how will she ever recover? The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography is proud to present its newest original novella, "Too Young to Fall Asleep," the literary debut of talented local up-and-comer Sally Weigel. Originally written when she was still in high school, "Asleep" is one of the first-ever adult character dramas concerning the so-called "Millennials," a prescient and eerily mature look at the generation of youth just now entering college -- an entire nation of idealistic sincerity-seekers within a maelstrom of suicidal Gen-X parents, a nation of kids who have no problem getting wasted on weekends but feel horribly guilty when smoking cigarettes while doing so. Weigel takes a razor-sharp look at this generation here, through the filter of the two events that have so far most influenced them -- the rise of the dark post-9/11 supergroup Radiohead, and the decimating of their numbers by Bush's 'war on terrorism' -- delivering at the end a haunting and thought-provoking snapshot of our current zeitgeist, in a sophisticated way that can only be done by an actual member of that generation. A "pay what you want" experiment which can be downloaded for free if one chooses [cclapcenter.com/asleep], "Too Young to Fall Asleep" marks the daring debut of an important rising voice in the American arts, and you are sure to be both informed and moved by what she has to say. Iraq terrorism chicago drama short original interest war bush school novella Youth human teens high radiohead emo suburbs glen ellyn cclap sally weigel http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7509.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7509.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7509.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/7509.mobi Beyond Desert Storms MC Radiance http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/975 en 2003 A play script about war and peace and love making. Here is the revival of pacifism. A jilted Iraqi sorceress has mysterious powers. She manages to turn the tables not only on her mercenary captor/ex-lover, Jack, but also on his chic new Pakistani flame... as well as on his triad of air-force trainee Gnomes. The play treks down a spiritual path from war mentality toward a peace-loving ménage-à-trois. That is, until the U.S. soldier freaks out and deserts both his brave lovers... politics Iraq Spirituality sexuality drama theater play freedom pacifism jealousy http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/975.png http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/975.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/975.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/975.mobi