David W Friedman

David Friedman is a short story author, novelist, award-winning screenwriter and film editor. He studied Creative Writing at the University of Washington and has a Master of Fine Arts in screenwriting from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. His short stories and essays have appeared in "The Fiction Primer", "Diet Soap", the anthology "In the Shadow of the Towers: Speculative Fiction in a Post-9/11 World", and"Magnitizidat", a ‘zine he published and edited in Portland, Oregon. His story, "Shoes That Hurt" was chosen best of issue in "The Fiction Primer". David wrote and appeared in the award-winning short film, "Covenant", about a young Hasidic student who witnesses the brutal murder of his fiancée and seeks revenge against the racist skinheads who perpetrated the attack. He has also edited the award-winning documentary "The Shoe Store: An Actor’s Journey." David was also a member of the Seattle punk band, Meat Cigars.