Lese Dunton

Writer • Creator • Journalist • Editor

Lese Dunton creates original television, literary, and journalistic work exploring humor, reinvention, imagination, and the imperfect ways people connect.

Her projects seek to entertain and hopefully leave people feeling a little better than when they arrived.

Second Chances

Genre: Live-Action Comedy

Format: Half-Hour

Status: Pilot script and series bible available upon request

Tone: Shrinking meets Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Logline: A newly-single, chronically helpful oversharer joins a Manhattan "Reinvention" group, only to find that her fellow members — a cynical lawyer, a tech-obsessed biohacker, and a dry-witted recovering alcoholic — may be just as lost as she is.

Series Overview: Four strangers searching for a fresh start gradually discover that helping each other reinvent their lives may be the hardest and funniest journey of all.

Charlotte's New York Adventure

Genre: Animated Family Comedy

Status: Based on Lese Dunton's published three-book collection. Enthusiastically considered by Pipeline Animation Studios in Canada ("If only it were already a major IP..."). Currently working on Pipeline's suggested sale of 10 million copies.

Logline: When a spirited young girl is recruited by New York City's magical guardians for secret missions, she discovers that kindness, creativity, and imagination can change the world — with every new laughable adventure.

Series Overview: Charlotte and her team become unlikely life-improvement leaders for New York City and the world. Somehow, their wacky ways make everything better.

Selected Highlights:

• Presented through interactive livestream sessions to elementary school classrooms across the U.S. and Canada.
• Successfully engaged young audiences through storytelling and discussion.
• Watch the 3-Minute Animated Trailer Here

Award-Winning Narrative Prose

Author of 17 poignant and humorous essays featured in a variety of books and on Vocal Media. They explore personal growth, childhood memories, and the power of dogs. They have been described as, "mercifully short."

• Vocal Media Author Profile includes "The Big Show" (First Prize) and "Hellbent for Berries" (Runner-up).

New York Press

Selected frontline reporting, metro profiles, and cultural commentary for major New York print publications, including the New York Daily News, The New York Post, West Side Rag, and Our Town.

Edible Manhattan Magazine Profiles

High-profile interviews exploring the personal histories, food memories, and neighborhoods of iconic New Yorkers.

• Michael Douglas on His First Taste of Pastrami and His Favorite Chinese Spot
• Ben Cohen, Cofounder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
• Yoko Ono Talks About Instincts, Food, and Activism

The New Sun Newspaper

Founder and Editor of The New Sun. Praised by People magazine for "catching the eye of high-placed optimists," the publication features interviews with music legend George Harrison, folk icon Judy Collins, President Jimmy Carter, and stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Jimmy Breslin.

• The New Sun homepage
• Read the exclusive George Harrison interview