Margaret Sclafani

A NYC based writer confronts her sense of purpose and the wounded elements of her psyche in this semi-autobiographical exploration of grief and unresolved trauma. Margaret's long suppressed heartbreak is reawakened by a deadly pandemic and national turmoil resulting in a fever dream meditation that challenges the boundary between memory and reality.

Brothers, a mother, songs from the seventies, Xanax, and a woman named Vicki. Stay Awake follows two teenage brothers through their weekly routine of finding their wandering mother and taking her to the hospital to detox from a prescription drug addiction. When it becomes clear that their mom may never get better, both brothers have to decide whether to remain in the cycle or move on.

A story about a suburban community where a local driving instructor becomes a community scapegoat almost overnight.

A NYC based writer confronts her sense of purpose and the wounded elements of her psyche in this semi-autobiographical exploration of grief and unresolved trauma. Margaret's long suppressed heartbreak is reawakened by a deadly pandemic and national turmoil resulting in a fever dream meditation that challenges the boundary between memory and reality.

A NYC based writer confronts her sense of purpose and the wounded elements of her psyche in this semi-autobiographical exploration of grief and unresolved trauma. Margaret's long suppressed heartbreak is reawakened by a deadly pandemic and national turmoil resulting in a fever dream meditation that challenges the boundary between memory and reality.