Playwright | Joshua James

And let’s not forget this one, either. Free preview below:

My play THE PENIS PAPERS is free as an ebook… and the performance rights (like many of my other plays) are free for amateur and educational production… please check it out and, if you have a moment, leave a review to help spread the word… thanks!

the fresh breath
of morning
is
sweeter
and
sharper
by far

when
my
first day’s
glance
is
of

you

i sat
on the edge
of a great gaping canyon
with my feet
dangling
far out
into the slippery space below

not concerned
i know
when i stand
stretch
extend my legs
leave this canyon
far behind
i know

not worried
this canyon
nothing
compared to my destiny
nothing

impatient even
ready to catch up with my life
just wanted
to think things through
thoroughly
as always

thought it through
went around the world twice
in my mind

saw it all
with singing sad eyes
conclusion
no matter
how great a stride

there are places
no one
can
go alone

i sat
thought
sighed
and
shrugged
stood
stepped out
over my dead dreams
and
walked on
toward
my
sun

Oh, I keep forgetting to tell you, dear readers…

My Amazon page is here:Amazon.com: Joshua James: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle

You can order my plays and more there.

Click on the follow button for updates (no spam, I promise) on new releases. There should be a book or two that will interest you coming down the pipeline.

Check it out and thanks, friends.

playing in the sand

i
remember
i
was
five
playing
in the
sand
alone
by the road
with my
fingers

a
bluebird
flies over
i am
amazed
wished
i could
do
that

the
bluebird
dances
by
with
smiling
violet eyes
winks
and
glides
off again

leaving
me
alone
with the
sand
and
my
dreams

Being produced, in my hood, no less… my play The Penis Papers opens tomorrow at Q.E.D. and will run every Sunday night thru September… info at the link, but it will be a fun show with great and talented people, please try and attend… info here: The Penis Papers.

I am interviewed for POUND OF FLESH here in The Action Elite , please check it out.

Nice review in Variety today of ‘Pound of Flesh’ Review: Jean-Claude Van Damme Takes on the Illegal Organ Trade that mentions lots of good people and the writer, too, which I appreciate.

I am interviewed, along with some other wonderful people, in this issue of Kung Fu Magazine.

Please read and pass along. Oss!

So if you follow my FB page or Twitter, you’re no doubt already aware that a movie I wrote, POUND OF FLESH, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, opens tomorrow. Here’s the trailer for it:

And here’s a interview with director Ernie Barbarash Talks Pound of Flesh | The Action Elite that you must read.

And some good reviews:

Movie Review: ‘Pound of Flesh’ Premiere with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Princes, and Vine Stars | Blogcritics

Film Combat Syndicate: Screener Review: POUND OF FLESH (2015)

Pound of Flesh (2015) Review | The Action Elite

REVIEW: Pound of Flesh (2015) « Kung Fu Cinema

And if you missed it, JCVD was on Conan a few nights ago to talk about our movie, show a clip and, as an added treat, he reenacted his iconic dancing scene from KICKBOXER. Here’s the full episode:

Full Episode - Mon. 5/11 - Jean-Claude Van Damme, Nina Dobrev, And Musical Guests The Word @ TeamCoco.com

So after years of writing scripts (and, thankfully, often getting paid for that) and sometimes seeing my work on the big screen but uncredited, this is the first official movie with my name on it… and as a long time martial artist who grew up watching BLOODSPORT again and again and again… I couldn’t be more chuffed that a martial arts legend is starring in it.

It opens tomorrow, May 15th, in select theaters and on VOD. Please tune in and I thank you all.