'Hello, Cutie ' is a guide to the things that make you say, Awww Pamela Klaffke takes readers on a rainbow and unicorn-filled journey through cute culture: from its origins in Japan where teenage girls drive the cute economy, to its manifestations in the careers of performers like Katy Perry.

A vibrant tapestry is woven from the threads of countless human experiences. Within these pages, you'll discover a collection of themes, each playing a unique reflection of the myriad emotions and narratives that shape our lives. As creators, we embarked on this journey with a shared passion for storytelling, drawn together by the desire to explore the depth and breadth of the human condition. From the tender moments of love and connection to the raw intensity of conflict and despair, we endeavoured to capture the essence of our shared humanity in these brief yet powerful plays. Each play offers a window into different phases of life. Some may resonate deeply, stirring memories or sparking empathy, while others may provoke laughter or contemplation. We invite you to immerse yourself fully in the world of each play. Let the characters speak to you, the settings transport you, and the emotions resonate within you. May these one-act plays inspire you, challenge you, and ultimately remind you of the rich tapestry of human experience that binds us all together

Life is not easy for three international students in a boarding house in Brooklyn, New York. Each is experiencing his or her own challenges, adapting to life in a place filled with unfamiliar sights, sounds, and attitudes. And each tries to find a shred of happiness and security wherever it might be found or created. When David Cassel works up the courage to express his interest to Carmelita Orr, she is already on the verge of despair. She and her infant son have been abandoned by the baby's farther, Tyrone Khadevis. Carmelita is out of school, out of work, out of money, and as she presumes, out of luck. In desperation, she turns to her mother for help. But when David's more mature, sexy, seductive-and married-landlady expresses her own peculiar interest in David, things get even more complicated. He suspects that she has conceived an elaborate plan to get him to succumb to her sensual demands and desires-and she is determined. She will do whatever it takes to keep David away from his studies and from Carmelita, even if she has to lie, cajole, and deceive. Can youth and love ultimately prevail over the malicious intentions of a more mature and privileged individual? Theirs is an intensely emotional and compelling narrative of love, discipline, and determination to succeed in the face of malice, indiscretions, and deceit.

When the one thing in his life has been taken and there is no help in hundreds of miles of wide open Wyoming landscape only, he has the skills needed for the job. Gus, a young mounted bounty hunter, whose skills have lead him to track some of Wyoming’s most desperate men for money. Now he must use his skills to track, ride, and shoot to save the one he loves. Accompanied by his longtime friend Hunter, they must take on not only the wilderness but the culprits themselves.

The play is set in a boarding house in a small town on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Three unmarried women, Alma Jean, Cutie and Miss Rowena, have lived there for years, watching the life of the town. Helen Crews, after a disagreement with her mother, also moves in; Helen had been engaged to Harvey Weems, a charming but weak young man, and the two mothers had managed to break off the engagement. Now Harvey, in love with Helen, but not strong enough to defy his mother, comes every night to Helen's window to call her name. Ralph Johnston, an attractive young man, has just moved to town, and into the boarding house, where he becomes very much interested in Helen. Thanks to Ralph's love, Helen is at last able to leave the town and go off to a happy life of her own and marriage, and Harvey, the midnight caller, is left behind, still calling for her.

In this age of high consumption shopping is going stronger than ever as a national pastime. We are a culture obsessed and beguiled by the desire for consumer goods. Journalist and shopping addict Klaffke documents the history of shopping, from a time when cattle were currency to the current age of contemporary shopping phenomenon like QVC and eBay. From the history of the mall, to a look at the darker side of shopping culture - kleptomania, shopping addictions, anti-consumerism - this is the definitive chronology of the materialist age.