THROWAWAY: one act play (subsequently expanded to full length), published in "Rowing to America and Sixteen Other Short Plays," published by the Women's Project and Productions in new York, edited by Julia Miles, with authors' notes. Smith& Kraus, 309 pages, $19.95.

Scene: a bedroom and a porch. Time: the present Characters: Four women, five men.

From the author's note: my aim as a playwright is the slightly sheepish laugh that proves a connection between the audience and what is happening on the stage. I believe people learn, and understand, more when they are laughing. I write here about twisted-up families and wandering single people, all set in the odd context of a world gone mad.