Bernie Goldstein posing with family members. From Ghetto to Ghost by Dr. Sam Goldstein

Passing Through: From Ghetto to Ghost

A seagull wheeled over the choppy waters, riding the gusts like a scrap of paper caught in a breeze. It dipped, soared, and skimmed low across the whitecaps where the Hudson and East Rivers met in a churning, oily swirl. Below, gray ships nosed into the docks like tired beasts returning to pasture. The city rose beyond them, stubborn, massive, indifferent...

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Family overlooking a vast plain. Adapted from the Screenplay, Act of God by Craig Clyde and Dr. Sam Goldstein

Act of God

In the earliest days of the world, when the earth was untamed and wild, there existed a place unlike any other—a sanctuary of life nestled within towering mountains that stretched toward the heavens. This was the Valley of the Hunters. Its boundaries were marked by tall peaks that seemed to pierce the sky, their jagged summits perpetually crowned with snow, even in the...

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Fiction story inspired by philosophical and surreal themes. by Dr. Sam Goldstein

Improbability

In Improbability, five of history's greatest minds awaken in a timeless elevator-trapped together by fate, physics, or something stranger. As tension spirals into absurdity, they confront legacy, identity, and the limits of reason. Equal parts satire, philosophy, and surreal comedy, this one-act play is purgatory reimagined-with cigars and metaphysics.

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Fiction story about the Texas City Disaster by Dr. Sam Goldstein

On the Edge of Eternity: The Texas City Disaster

The land that eventually became Texas City has a rich history woven with tales of exploration, settlement, and resilience. Long before it was a bustling port town, the area was inhabited by the Karankawa, a Native American tribe known for ...

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