Chimes: A Monologue

By Tom Cole

A confessional narrative melding black humor with sincere insight that speaks on class, queerness and addiction

Through a striking performative monologue, Chimes follows the distinctive voice of a first-person narrator recounting his experiences of shame, addiction and self-destructive behavior with mischievous humor. Now, after months of monotonous solitude, a storm of unresolved issues resurfaces, and his escalating feelings of alienation and unworthiness lead to unconventional solutions.
In the tradition of the plays of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Georg B chner, Charles Ludlam and Sarah Kane, Cole weaves the very bleakest of humor with startling and heartbreaking feats of intimate self-reflection. Speaking on issues of class, sex, intimacy and the highs and lows of queer reality today, Chimes asks how and where one finds the answers to living a complicated life.
Tom Cole is an American writer, performer and artist living in the Lower East Side and Kingston, NY. He is a three-time MacDowell Playwriting fellow.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GWQSCMM1
• ISBN13: 9798993181134
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Song Cave
• Length: 128 Pages