Endgame

by David Wisehart

A woman meets a man at a cafe. They strike up a conversation. But instead of telling stories about themselves, they decide to tell stories about each other. After a friendly game of chess the woman learns that some stories are more true, and more terrifying, than she could have possibly imagined.

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 19, 2011

About the author

David Wisehart directed the upcoming feature film The Bride from Outer Space. He wrote, directed, and produced the short film Bang, Virginia City: the musical, Endgame: a play in one act, the one-act opera The Other Wise Man, and Valentino: a play in verse. He produced James Cameron's Titanic Explorer, The Simpsons Wrestling, and other video games for Fox Interactive. For Philips Media he wrote four documentaries: The French Impressionists, The Art of the Czars: St. Petersburg and the Treasures of the Hermitage, Dutch Masters of the 17th Century, and Flight: The Universal Dream. He was a research assistant for The Aerospace Corporation. He received his B.A. in Film and Television from UCLA, and was the Review Editor for the UCLA Daily Bruin. During high school he programmed computers for NASA.