Dermot is an award-winning author, screenwriter and playwright. His creative output encompasses varied genres and styles with a special focus on human themes and characters transformed by life experience. His published work includes the satirical novel, Brain: The Man Who Wrote the Book That Changed the World which received a Gold Medal in the Reader’s Favorite International Book Award, and was first place winner in the Somerset Awards and the USA Best Book Awards. A recipient of the O.Z Whitehead Playwriting Award, his plays have been produced at Theatre Banshee, Burbank, the Celtic Arts Center, Hollywood and Playwright’s Platform, Boston. As a founding member of Laughing Gravy Theatre he toured the east coast of the US. Laughing Gravy were subsequently invited as a resident theatre group at the prestigious Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC. Dermot is an Irish Writers Centre Members’ nominee to the IWC Board.

Fatal Eclipse – It started with feelings of jealousy and like a mental virus it spread. Soon, Jonathan’s mind is beset by thoughts and images he has no control over. He can’t help himself from an increasing paranoia that his wife is cheating on him. When he tests his wife’s loyalty, he not only alienates her from his life but puts her in harm’s way. Struggling to come to terms with a buried trauma from his past, Jonathan has to solve the mystery of his own mind or risk losing his wife to the dangerous clutches of a madman.

Stormy Weather – Robert Munro, a therapist specializing in dream interpretation, awoke one morning to find    himself in a dream from which he could not awaken. Experiencing first hand the limitations of his own training and  theories, he must solve the puzzle of his own dream in order to break free from its bondage. In the process, he’ll better understand himself, other people, and the nature of consciousness itself.

Brain -It’s the classic dilemma of the writer: Do you write what’s in your heart or do you write what sells? All Daniel Waterstone ever wanted to do was write the great American novel and change the landscape of modern literature forever. He has two literary books in print but no one’s buying. His agent won’t even accept his latest masterpiece which he poured his soul into: apparently, it’s not commercial enough. In a final act of desperation, Daniel decides to write – not what’s in his heart but – what he thinks will sell. Boy, did he get that one wrong… Click to see Starred Review in Publisher’s Weekly!

Zen and Sex – Not only is Frances fourteen years Martin’s senior, but she’s all about putting Zen into relationship, which involves talking about your feelings, being conscious of your thoughts and above all, unabashed, honest communication at all times. Martin has no idea what he is getting himself into and the sharp learning curve that’s required of him especially when he wants sex and she wants Zen.

The Younger Man – Frances is confused. Fast approaching 40 and after two failed marriages, Frances has sworn off men. Still mending her broken heart from her most recent divorce, she has come to rely on her therapist as if she was her best friend. Even though she knows that she is not happy with her life, she has no idea how to fix it. Approached by a younger man, she decides to go along for the ride. Does she have it within her heart to take another chance on love?

 Co-Written with H. Raven Rose:

Encounter -Just how far would you go to escape your cubicle? Would you risk your life and break Intergalactic Federation laws to do so? Two extraterrestrials transform the consciousness of a depressed male human and accidentally set up earth and humanity for total annihilation.You do not have to be a sci-fi fan to enjoy this romp through the known universe and beyond.

Mr. Psychic – Divorced with one grown up son, George has only his retirement to look forward to. He gets the shock of his life when he is let go from his employment. With his entire retirement in serious jeopardy, George is thrown into a panicked tailspin. Facing a job market heavily skewed towards youth, he finds it almost impossible to locate a comparable job in his field. After many entirely useless excursions into the employment market (can you say humiliating job interviews?), George takes the only job that is offered to him: he becomes a telephone psychic.

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