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Jack's Head

Teenage Bonnie was a mantrap -— envied, respected, and hated like poison. Adapted from short story published in Parhelion Magazine https://parhelionliterary.com/linda-boroff/

My short story, "Jack's Head" published by Parhelion Literary Magazine in March 2020:

https://parhelionliterary.com/linda-boroff/

In the 1970s, two teen sisters from Minnesota are uprooted to Santa Monica when their father's business goes under and the family relocates. The difference between their former strict school and the lax surfer environment of Santa Monica high is so intense that the sisters are swept off their feet.

Unfashionable in their new town and self-conscious about their family's problems, the girls seek acceptance in a crowd of fast kids, and begin to shed their inhibitions. The younger sister, Judy, falls madly in love with a ne'er do well surfer who works at the Jack in the Box on Wilshire.

Script Excerpt
Written by:
Format:
Short Story
Starring Roles For:
A teen Carey Mulligan
A teen Sharon Stone
Robert Pattinson type
In the Vein Of:
Clarissa Explains It All
Dawson's Creek
Heartstopper
Posted:
06/10/2012
Updated:
10/08/2023
Author Bio:
Author website: www.lindaboroffauthor.com Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Linda-Boroff/e/B00NWE6J3I

Nominated for a Pushcart Prize in fiction in 2021 and 2016

I wrote the feature film, Murder in Fashion, about the shooting of designer Gianni Versace by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. The film played at theatres and festivals and was reviewed in the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/movies/22murder.html?_r=0

"Low budget but accurate and well constructed insight into a modern mystery" review by Richard von Lust L.

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