Author: Denise McCabe - Written Tales

Denise McCabe

Denise McCabe is a Los Angeles–based playwright and fiction writer whose work often unfolds in the charged space between intimacy and uncertainty. Her plays have been staged locally, and she is the author of Poetic Justice and its follow-up, Buddha Wolf.

Leaving The Table

August 21, 2024

Conflict / Family / Home / Loss / Love / Time

After the long birthday meal, Doug washes the dishes, wipes the table, pours more wine, and then speaks; his expression shows it's no joke.

Inching Up The Wall

January 26, 2024

Childhood / City / Family / Home / Memories

Grandpa leads the cousins through the crowded street, the boys jostling ahead while a younger girl keeps close, drawn to the narrow rooms and the treat waiting at the corner...

Out In The Cold

June 1, 2023

Home / Isolation / Loss / Memories / Relationships

Home after another late night, she slips off her shoes, craving warmth and quiet, only to find Harvey seated at her kitchen table, his serious, drunken stare unsettling the room.