Richard Natale

Richard Natale is a Los Angeles-based writer, reporter and columnist for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, Buzz magazine and Variety. His play “Shuffle Off This Mortal Buffalo” won the National Playwrights competition and was staged in Los Angeles and Kansas City. His feature film “Green Plaid Shirt”, which he wrote and directed, premiered at L.A.’s Outfest, was a closing night selection at the Palm Springs Film Festival and was shown at more than 20 film festivals around the world. It remains a best-selling DVD through Wolfe Video. Natale recently completed a novel, Junior Willis, set in Los Angeles in summer, 1969. He is at work on a second novel, Café Eisenhower, set in Eastern Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first chapter of which was excerpted in Wilde Oats under the title "Refrigeration Blues."

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	Three-Quarter Moon When Richard hears that his estranged friend Forrest is dying, he must reestablish contact to thank him for changing his life.
	Email from an Ex Theo is suffering from writer's block and loneliness since he and Jack-o separated. Then an e-mail from an ex-lover arrives and changes his life.
	Refrigeration Blues   Nathaniel brought sense to my life.  And shape. And context.  Before him, living was nothing more than a jumble of days as disposable as the pages of an old calendar.  Illustrated by Eve Le Dez
	Ten Pages, Single Spaced Darby is a poverty-stricken student, facing eviction from his tiny flat, when he's offered a singular, but well-paid job.  However...  there's a catch. Illustrated by Eve Le Dez