Author Archives: douglasesper

About douglasesper

Father of two, husband of one, Douglas Esper is an author, screenwriter, actor, and musician from Cleveland, Oh. He has published two music-related non-fiction books (Reintroducing Chuck Mosley and Break When I’m Dead), a novel (A Life of Inches), and several short stories, including The Day We Hung The Tallest Thomas, which appeared in Frontier Tales. As a musician, Douglas toured with Chuck Mosley (Faith No More, Bad Brains) until the singer’s death in 2017. As an actor, he has 20 credits in films like: Bunker Heights (2027), The Obsidian Mirror (2026), Trivial (2023), and On Gallows Hill (2026?), which is currently making its rounds at festivals worldwide. His coming of age, road trip screenplay, Both Hands In is in pre-production.

nycmidnight story contest r1h29

Posted on 02/19/2014 by douglasesper

Playing To The Beat Of A Different Coleoptra Genre: Action/adventure, plot point: discovery of a new animal, character: pilot When a famous drummer flees a drug deal gone wrong, in the jungles of Costa Rica, his only chance for escape … Continue reading →

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THE NOTE (in under 2000 words, which is blasphemy, of course)

Posted on 08/19/2013 by douglasesper

  For years I have done reviews for a website called domaincleveland.com. We primarily focused on music, but also I manage the occasional movie, restaurant, art show, or book review as well. Tonight, however, I want to review, “The Note”. … Continue reading →

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michele should tour with guster….thoughts?

Posted on 06/12/2013 by douglasesper

michele “performing” from the front row at a guster concert back in january…lost this recording for 6 months and just found it…enjoy! Parachute duet with Michele  

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an experiment in terror for 2013!

Posted on 02/07/2013 by douglasesper

wow, ok…i had an idea for a novel a few years ago, but i always had other writing to do first…i decided to write and release the book online this year a chapter at a time, so that i don’t … Continue reading →

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sammy is back! (and he still can’t drive 55)

Posted on 01/15/2013 by douglasesper

being the promotional/marketing machine that i am, I haven’t even updated you all on the fact that the second fernvalley friends book has been released! sammy has planted a great tomato plant outside in his garden, but the tomatoes are disappearing! Also, Sammy’s … Continue reading →

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