Curt Orloff
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Streetcar Sandwiches
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Streetcar Sandwiches is a screenplay showing the efforts the owner of a sandwich shop in Uptown New Orleans undertakes to keep her business running. Not only does she have to deal with a menagerie of all types of employees, she has to comply with onerous and often conflicting regulations from several government bureaus. How she handles what turns into an ordeal threatens to change her naturally optimistic and pleasant personality. It leads directly to an outcome that could only have occurred in the Big Easy.
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The Menagerie: An Anthology (Short Stories)
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The Menagerie: An Anthology of Short Stories by Curt Orloff is a beautifully crafted collection that delves into the human experience through thirteen insightful tales. Ranging from the introspective journey in To Climb a Mountain to the eerie intrigue of They Honor the Night, every story immerses readers in a distinct universe-exploring profound questions surrounding faith, purpose, ambition, and identity. Whether it's revisiting the past in Reminiscence, or grappling with ethical dilemmas in Dogooding, Orloff expertly depicts the challenges and victories that characterize our lives. This engaging anthology serves as a literary expedition for those seeking depth, subtlety, and emotional impact-one narrative at a time.
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Keys To The ‘V’ Door
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Set against the backdrop of New Orleans and offshore oil fields during the late 1970s and early 1980s oil boom, Keys to the "V" Door follows the coming-of-age journey of a privileged young man. Instead of benefiting from his social advantages, Randall Cunningham finds himself forced to atone for a past mistake while trying to clear his father's name from an IRS accusation of fraud. As he embarks on this quest, Randall goes from financial ruin-following his father's arrest-to track down an elusive invoice he believes will prove his father's innocence. Along the way, he discovers inner strengths that were once hidden by conformity, seeks redemption for a wrong he committed, finds love, gains respect for women, and becomes involved in founding a rape crisis center. He battles the mafia, learns to value the people he once ignored, and comes to appreciate the hard work of roustabouts and roughnecks as he acquires new, unexpected skills in his search for the crucial document. Ultimately, a young man from privilege transforms into a hardworking, self-reliant individual, proud of his journey.
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Thunder In the Wind
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The historical novel "Thunder in the Wind" tells the story of the deculturation of Indians living on reservations in the late eighteenth century. Being subjugated to an Indian Bureau that adhered to the ethic that was fashionable at the time of "white man's burden" is how the Assiniboine, and one family in particular, dealt with the story. The main character's attitude was just as perplexing and ineffective as everyone else's. He had been lost for a long time. People who are living through the destruction of their culture now can sympathize with his mother's path while also understanding the road he ultimately took. To save her family, she desired to accept subordination and the giving up of her tradition and heritage. Her son's revolt employed strategies akin to those employed by people who use fear to intimidate and subdue opponents today. The way things worked out and how he handled his disagreement with his mother demonstrated how common the issue is. It is a metaphor for the times we live in.
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