Auburn wrote several short plays, collectively grouped as "Fifth Planet and Other Plays". The plays, called "cockeyed and engaging little one-act comedies", were presented at Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, Tucson, Arizona, in January and February 2008. The plays are: "Fifth Planet", "Miss You", "Are You Ready", "Damage Control", "Three Monologues", "What Do You Believe About The Future?" and "We Had A Very Good Time". "Fifth Planet" is a two-person play with 44 short scenes. "Miss You" is a "telephone play about love and unfaithfulness" with a two-person cast, with each actor playing 2 roles, named "man" and "woman". "We Had A Very Good Time" follows a married couple at the end of a vacation in an unnamed foreign country. "Damage Control" concerns a political consultant preparing his political boss for a speech about a scandal the politician is involved in. "What Do You Believe About The Future?" appeared in "Harper's Magazine" and has since been adapted for the screen.