The Triple Challenge

In August 1998 my 10-year-old son and I visited my friend and her family in Invercargill which is situated on the south coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The country around the town (now city) is exquisite and includes the famous beach where the movie, the Fastest Indian, was shot. We drove to Queenstown by the infamous Devils Highway which follows the edge…

Novel: The Seasons Within

Jun 10th, 2019 metaphysics, overcoming fear, Seasons of Natrue, Uncategorized Leon Davis 1 min read

“to dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily…to not dare is to lose oneself” – Soren Kierkegaard. The New Zealand winter was bitterly cold. Finding himself outside the imposing iron gates of the frozen park,  Jonathon attempts to quell his growing sense of dislocation.  In spite of his reluctance to accept his new life here, he is instinctively drawn to the eerie park where he…

Screenplay: The Truth About Gideon

Jul 29th, 2016 Uncategorized Leon Davis 1 min read

I have now completed a further draft of my first Comedy Screenplay. The story concerns the events that follow the death of kinky Jewish underpants manufacturer Giddeon, known behind his back, as “Giddy-up”. His son Michael, a greasy fingered mechanic and his neurotic bulldog Trevor, create havoc in the underpants factory managed by pretty transvestite, Carla. Unfortunately Carla has used money loaned by the Mafia,…