Location: United States
Member Since: Feb. 24, 2012

J. Richard Singleton


Biography

Author, photographer, filmmaker, typer of biographies, J. Richard Singleton has established himself as one of the great thinkers of his but none other's time. In high school, he wrote a little screenplay (okay, it's 134 pages), "Thugs," which was recently declared a finalist in the WriteAmerica.com screenwriting contest. And, of course, he's had numerous irate letters published in The Los Angeles Times. When he isn't writing screenplays, novels and essays, he enjoys drinking whisky and shooting at stray dogs that come onto his property.

Books

Time Well Spent    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $0.99 USD. 20970 words. Published on November 14, 2012. Screenplays.
After being brutally ditched by his girlfriend, high school senior Seth decides to win back ex Lysandra by reinventing himself into the man he has always wanted to be by fulfilling his childhood dreams and wishes
To Meet Fate    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $0.99 USD. 1150 words. Published on September 11, 2012. Fiction.
In the green, health-conscious near future, an already wealthy man eagerly anticipates the results of a block lottery. Watching on his massive holoscreen, he weighs the value of his life up until now and the quality of his marriage, knowing that everything will change if he wins. This is a short story which dares to ask: How much is enough?
A Tale of Three Gunmen    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $0.99 USD. 1200 words. Published on August 9, 2012. Essay.
On a late April day in 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Kleiborn walked into Columbine High School and killed 12 of their classmates. On a late April day in 2007, college student Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 of his classmates. In 2009, two radically different books addressing these mass-killings were released, David Cullen's "Columbine" and Lucinda Roy's "No Right to Remain Silent."
Glyphics    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $5.99 USD. 63390 words. Published on June 27, 2012. Fiction.
When high school senior Truman first meets the beautiful and quirky Avril DeWinter, he thinks he’s just found a chance at love, and a bond is formed between the two teens. As he investigates his best friend’s death at the end of the previous summer, the teen is thrown into an increasingly bizarre series of dangerous situations that puts both the boy and the entire world at risk.
Why Bill Cosby Should Stop Criticizing Black People and Continue Eating His Jell-O    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $0.99 USD. 740 words. Published on June 27, 2012. Essay.
This is brief essay criticism of Bill Cosby's bizarre comments. It charts how he went from being a beloved comedian and "America's dad" to a fringe character who, despite his good intentions, comes across as a loon. Cosby favors superficial changes over addressing the larger problems of the black community, with humor that largely misses the mark....
Criminal Minds: The Genesis of Sexual Deviancy    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $2.99 USD. 2510 words. Published on March 1, 2012. Essay.
An academic essay exploring an unlikely theory as to the creation of sex offenders and serial killers: Sex offenders are more likely to appear normal as to be able to blend in with the general population and facility their hunt for victims.
Good Fences    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $0.99 USD. 4910 words. Published on February 29, 2012. Fiction.
From award-winning writer J. Richard Singleton comes a bold and funny short story about misunderstandings and male ego: Gary McGregor has just moved from the city to the suburbs and immediately runs afoul of longtime neighborhood presence Antonin Robertson. As small sleights get expanded into an ever increasingly series of pranks, the men’s feud gradually turn violent in this story told in reve
Walt Disney and the Facsimile of Reality    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $2.99 USD. 1760 words. Published on February 27, 2012. Essay.
An essay detailing the benefits and drawbacks of Walt Disney's affect on animation, and childrens' fiction and cinema. The author outlines how Disney the man and the corporation revolutionalized childrens' entertainment and animation, with the unexpected drawback of wounding traditional folk tales and mass-marketing childhood to create a shared experience as consumers.
A Dish Best Served    by J. Richard Singleton
Price: $2.99 USD. 2900 words. Published on February 24, 2012. Fiction.
He was a nice young man, eager to enter high school with his whole life ahead of him as he approached the closing days of junior high--until the most popular girl in school, Dina Rigby, sets him up for a public act of sexual humiliation. Vowing revenge, he concocts an increasingly elaborate plan for revenge, ultimately reaching its crescendo towards high school graduation.

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