Author: Brego

Wars by Edmund J. Janas, II

Edmund Janas’ free verse poem “Wars” explores the harsh realities and lasting impacts of combat from the perspective of caring for a veteran father haunted by nightmares. Through visceral yet artful language, it depicts the violence of the battlefield as well as the psychological trauma soldiers carry home. The poem condemns glorifying war from a distance while honoring those who shoulder its burdens.

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SNL Sketch PItch: “Kyla’s Claymated News Segment”

Experience the news reimagined through boundless childlike imagination with “Kyla’s Claymated News Segment” – a brilliant new SNL sketch starring comedian Leslie Jones. Each week, Jones voices the rambunctious 8-year-old Kyla, who humorously recaps major headlines via delightfully unhinged claymation adventures. With ruthless honesty and absurdist flair, Kyla transforms complex current events into surreal clay comedy vignettes, creating a vital respite of irreverent escapism and satirical social commentary through an authentic youthful lens.

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Treatment: SNL Sketch – “Long-form Greeting Cards”

A dark but humorous and irreverent take on life’s uncertainties, this dark comedy SNL pitch sketch explores the premise of a greeting card company that hires cynical writers to pen blunt, morbid messages for major life events like graduations. The scene depicts a young graduate excitedly opening a card from his family, only to be met with a shockingly pessimistic diatribe about life being an unpredictable series of disappointments followed by death. As the graduate’s face falls in confusion, his family erupts in outrage and horror at the card’s dark musings.

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