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“The Foundation” Pilot – Act One

Posted on March 18, 2022March 19, 2022 by Kailee Isham

The Foundation is a television series that’s like Men in Black meets Supernatural, with humor, heart, and plenty of secrets. It follows Monet Caraway, a paranormal vlogger who has devoted her adult life to understanding the disappearance of her brother, August, as she stumbles into a (highly expendable) position at an organization which seeks to…

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the colors of loneliness

Posted on February 18, 2022March 18, 2022 by Kailee Isham

loneliness has many colors;   the deep pomegranate of longing,      the vast cobalt of a clear, lonely sky,         the wilting daffodil of I miss you,            the charred coal of so you’ve found someone else.                to call them muted would be to rob               them of their potency;           rather, the colors of loneliness         are so vibrant      that it…

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“That None Should Perish” Script Sample

Posted on December 18, 2021March 18, 2022 by Kailee Isham

That None Should Perish is a television series that’s like Breaking Bad if it were set in Appalachia, with all the beauty and baggage that comes with the region. The show primarily follows Granny Jo as she finds out that opiate addiction runs a bit closer to home than she previously thought… and she decides…

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“Some Things That Are True (And A Few That Aren’t)”

Posted on July 9, 2021March 19, 2022 by Kailee Isham

  Linked is a live performance of my first play, Directed by Dustin Troyer, with performances from Eleanor Jenkins and Donovan Reynolds. It is a ten-minute show in which a recently-split couple outline the reasons they broke up to the audience, under the guise of a list of facts. It was written and produced over…

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a brief musing on bread as an exercise in patience

Posted on February 23, 2021March 18, 2022 by Kailee Isham

When I take the bread from the oven, she reaches for it immediately. I jerk it away. “It has to rest,” I chide. This earns a wry look. “Just made and it’s already tired?” I roll my eyes and set the sourdough loaf on a wire rack, stepping away from where she’s still leaned in….

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“Old Flames” – Short Film

Posted on December 3, 2019March 18, 2022 by Kailee Isham

“Old Flames” is a short film following an elderly couple who find solace in one another; or, rather, in who they remind one another of. Below is an excerpt, or you can download the full script here:  “Old Flames.” FADE IN: INT. NURSING HOME – RICHARD’S ROOM – NIGHT RICHARD (late seventies), a man with…

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Rick and Morty Spec – “Flembark’s Night Off”

Posted on November 8, 2019March 18, 2022 by Kailee Isham

“Flembark’s Night Off” is a short speculative script for the show Rick and Morty, written with the intention of emulating a distinctive style and demonstrating creative flexibility. Below is an excerpt, or you can download the full script here: “Flembark’s Night Off.” INT. GARAGE LAB – EVENING RICK SANCHEZ fiddles with a weird sci-fi syringe,…

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Sticks and Phones

Posted on May 20, 2019March 18, 2022 by Kailee Isham

A flip phone Pressed against my hip As I sit  Close enough to be sprayed Every now and then With the occasional stray droplets As close as I can get To the roar of nature Without going under Like A flip phone Collecting rust before I picked it up (what a relic) So I sit …

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Hi there!
I’m Kailee Isham, writer and editor. I am passionate and knowledgeable about craft, and if you want someone who will both improve your work and encourage you, I’m ready to be in your corner. I have also been published in The Lee Review and The Whale Road Review.

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  • “The Foundation” Pilot – Act One
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  • “That None Should Perish” Script Sample
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