Greetings Playas and Playettes –

Welcome to the first ever periodic overpromised, underdelivered and uncertainly appreciated William L. Bryan newsletter, the capsule of all the glory and humiliation of your favorite middle of the night writer.

Early in 2007, we launched www.williamlbryan.com, a place where I hope you can catch some good writing as well as the latest news about the many projects in the works here in my lab.  The site was created and maintained by the incomparable Netcosm, the same intrepid outfit that pimped this newsletter.

Topping the list of all-singing, all-dancing writing projects is the full-length play The Body of Eva Peron.  Written with my dear friend and award-winning playwright Angela Gant, the play takes place between the arrival of Eva’s body at Juan’s villa in exile in Madrid in 1972 and Juan’s death in 1974, between which he comes back to power in Argentina after an 18-year absence.  In the play, Eva’s body animates and interacts with the bizarre set of characters living in Juan’s house, manipulating them into returning to Argentina, naming Juan’s third wife Isabel as vice-president and ultimately murdering Juan.

And you know, truth is stranger than fiction.  Check out the progress of this play’s inexorable march to somewhere in the news section on the website.

Also making the rounds is a screenplay Angela and I wrote about a friend’s experiences in the military, workingly titled In Case of War.  The gentleman in question quit his six-figure job on September 12th, joined the military and eventually led a platoon of screw-ups and reprobates to become the most decorated platoon in the Iraq War.  Think Bad News Bears meets Black Sheep Squadron.  We are also working on a book on the same subject using his journals, e-mails home, and oral history.

Because I love you and I want you hanging out at my website carousing and having a good time, we have a special treat for you this football season.  The inimitable Van Walker and I will preview the weekend’s NFL games, providing you all the insight you need to never, ever win your office pool, but hopefully providing you with many usable insults.

Check out our season preview here and make sure to drop in every Friday morning for a spot of footbally diversion.

That’s what I got.  Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.  Zoinks.

Peace,

If you have love, insults, questions or comments, hit me up at bill@williamlbryan.com.  Maybe we will have a mailbag section in our next newsletter.

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