Novels
On the Road Again
Nine states. Two ex-lovers. One major grudge. When forced on a road trip together for a new job, Lina and Josh must confront not only their insatiable attraction for one another but their undiscussed past. Available upon request.
Fully Booked
When a no-nonsense math teacher’s high school starts banning books, she teams up with a passionate bookseller, where they find that love can be found beyond the pages of books. Available upon request.
Plays & Screenplays
Ella’s Therapy Play
Play. Local seventeen-year-old Ella Spring joins with her two friends in somewhat of an attempt to process the death of her boyfriend through theatre. A not-so-play-play ensues.
Semi-finalist, SheNYC Summer Theater Festival – 2024
green and blue!
Short play. When Jackie looks inside Savannah, she sees green. When Savannah looks inside Jackie, she sees blue. A story of queer love and relationships.
Production, Sapphest NYC – 2024
Within the Branches: A Tree Trilogy
Three distinct short plays, all centering around a fruit tree. The plays in this series include: The Marriage Tree, Sour Wires, and We Dream of Fruit. Two actors can perform all six of the roles, or six actors can each play a singular role. Please see the play information below for synopses of each play in the trilogy.
The Marriage Tree
Play. Two young girls discuss love and life under the protective branches of a peach tree. A story about sexuality, identity, and family, The Marriage Tree wonders what it looks like for societal expectations to manifest in young people.
Production, Seattle Pacific University – March 2023
Production, PlayZoomers – June 2021
Reading, Berg Originals – July 2020
Sour Wires
Short play. El—a fifteen-year-old struggling with their gender identity—sneaks into Darla’s—an adult woman struggling with her own secrets—backyard on a quest to steal lemons from Darla’s home-grown lemon tree.
Reading, The Maker’s Ensemble – April 2023
We Dream of Fruit
One act play. Evangeline and Arlo are in each others’s dream at the mercy of a magical pear tree. The two have never met. Apparently, the universe seems to think it’s time they did.
Cherry-Flavored Fingers
Short screenplay. Two college-aged girls meet at a party and go on a quest to retrieve Slurpees from 7/11. They struggle to figure out the nuances of their newfound relationship while also encountering a mafia boss. Available upon request.
Alison Cummins 