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The Storm Drain Monolgues
Brother Ignatius Fell’s increasingly offended resignation is a great comic premise, and the escalation works beautifully: first he’s accused of smelling like soggy broccoli, then mistaken for a projection, and finally reduced to “a guy in a trench coat yelling Shakespeare into a storm drain.” That final insult lands especially well because the letter has established how seriously he takes his craft. The formal, self-important voice is consistently funny, with details like “tastefully arranged pile of skulls” and “antique despair” making him feel like a genuine theatrical professional trapped in the wrong era. I also enjoyed the little glimpse of ghostly workplace politics with Wallace in Section D and Samantha’s support. The piece is slight, but its escalating structure and sharp closing line make it a very entertaining read.
Adrian Chen
The Rehearsal
It’s easy to be rational and logical until it concerns you personally and your own desires
Viacheslav Sannikov
The Whisper in the Vent
Probably everyone has, at some point in their life, heard strange sounds and words coming from nowhere in the silence of their home. The brain doesn’t tolerate emptiness and silence, so it “fills in the gaps” for us, creating hallucinations. But even knowing this now, every time something like that happens, I’ll remember this story.
Viacheslav Sannikov
The Storm Drain Monolgues
On the one hand, it’s simply a fun comedy. On the other, it’s a great allegory, reminding us that almost every kind of work is transformed under the pressure of progress. Or disappears altogether...
Viacheslav Sannikov
Regarding Your Complaint, and Also the Headless Chickens
A wonderful example of the kind of humorous fantasy that is so sorely lacking today.
Viacheslav Sannikov