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Welcome to StoryRay
Created by Marlon J. Green
StoryRay is where story, craft, and culture meet to create meaning through imagination and the social architecture of human experience.
Marlon is a writer, educator, and story consultant trained at UCLA, USC, and NYU Tisch School of the Arts. My work blends cinematic craft with emotional depth, moving between screenwriting, fiction, and emerging media.
This page gives you an overview StoryRay.
🔵 What You’ll Find Here
Stories & Creative Work
Original fiction and narrative experiments across action, comedy, sci-fantasy, and psychological drama. My work often centers on reluctant heroes, emotional dilemmas, and shifting alliances.
Story Craft & Process
Breakdowns on structure, character, theme, meaning-making, creativity, and how to build worlds with heart and intention.
Cultural Commentary
Reflections on film, media, writing, and the socio-cultural forces that shape the stories we tell.
Behind the Projects
Updates on my screenplays, novels, worldbuilding projects, and works-in-progress, including looks into the creative process.
🔵 Where To Start
Here are some entry points into my creative universe:
1. Omega Conquest 🪐🐉
A mythic sci-fantasy saga exploring consciousness, colonialism, destiny, and the evolution of humanity.
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2. Black Boys Swimming with Sharks… 🏊🏽♀️🦈🐉
Ever heard the stereotype that black people ‘can’t-half-swim’? Well sometimes stereotypes are based in truth…sometimes.
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3. Bag Snatchers 🎃
Neighborhood kids unwittingly foil a Halloween bank heist while mischievously snatching candy bags. → Link to Post
4. They Got You (15-Minute Short) 🥷🏾👣
A grainy 1990s found-footage project. Updated feature script was finalist at UrbanWorld Film Festival (2022) and Hip Hop Film Festival (2023).
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🔵 About Me ♒️♏️⬆️
I’ve trained and worked across multiple lenses of storytelling — screenwriting, fiction, communication theory, media studies, theater, and narrative design.
My creative work focuses on:
character-centered storytelling
spiritual & emotional truth
the intersection of culture and consciousness
the unseen patterns that shape human behavior
I’m available for story consultation. For more info you can visit the full About page.
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🔵 Explore the Rest of the Site
About — who I am and how I work
Portfolio — writing samples & selected work
Projects — overview of each story universe
Contact — reach out for collaboration or consulting
🔵 Samples of Fiction and Nonfiction.
Other types of writing samples are available in the StoryRay Posts section.
🔵 Again, Welcome! Let’s dive in.
StoryRay is currently the creative home of Marlon J. Green.
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