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SCRIPTEASE

Read the first fiVE pages of works
written by Mand paskuski

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NOTE FROM THE WRITER

"I came up with The First Five as a way for readers to gain access to my voice, to share my stories and connect. I hope these lovely bits of pulp find you well, dear friends and fellows."

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Inquiries into unpublished works or requests for pages welcome. Enjoy!   

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MOONSHINE CHAPEL

(Crime Comedy | Western)

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Two escaped convicts in the years of prohibition, start a floating speakeasy - on a floating church boat.

This is for you
if you like:

The Coen Brothers

or

The Blues Brothers

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ROXXIE FROGS

(Crime Comedy | Stoner Romance)

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After accidentally stumbling upon a bold drug trafficking operation, a young woman and her lover's only hope of survival is to win a corrupt local frog race competition.

This is for you
if you like:

The Beach Bum

or

 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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THE SMELL OF FRANGIPANI

(War Epic | Historical Romance)

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Set in 1941, in the throes of World War Two, a young Lieutenant finds himself at the base of Pearl Harbor and quickly enraptured in a fateful love affair.

This is for you
if you like:

The English Patient

or

 Casablanca

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LITTLE THINGS

(Fantasy | Horror | Musical)

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When a magical entomologist becomes the suspect of several killings in turn of the century London, she discovers her young apprentice is being courted by the investigating detective. 

This is for you
if you like:

Sweeney Todd

or

 Tim Burton

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LÜA

(Drama | Romance)

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Set in the backlot of an early 20th century travelling circus, a young caretaker must battle for love and freedom as a rival circus seeks to exploit the wonder of a unique lion under his care. 

This is for you
if you like:

The Notebook

or

Water For Elephants

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STICKY PULP

(Comedy | Oddball Drama)

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Two unemployed alcoholic artists accept an invitation from a Hollywood producer for a weekend getaway in the hopes that it might lead them to their ticket to fame and fortune. 

This is for you
if you like:

Bruce Robinson's Withnail & I

or

Diablo Cody​​

TELeVISION

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DEALBABY

(Workplace Drama)

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Set in 1982, an aspiring talent agent and the most powerful man in Hollywood, become complicit in the cover-up of a shocking, career-killing, celebrity scandal.

This is for you
if you like:

Succession 

or

Scandal

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ELEVATION

(Sci-Fi | Comedy | Romance)

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When a desperate man at the end of his rope attends a motivational summit in search for guidance, he finds forbidden love instead.

This is for you
if you like:

The Lobster

or

 Severance

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POPPY FIELDS

(Period Drama)

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A young drug-dependent woman struggles to cope with her depressing existence in Regency England when a wounded stranger's life falls into her hands.

This is for you
if you like:

Pride & Prejudice

or

 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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THE MOVIE MILL

(Workplace Teen Comedy)

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When a new cinema complex opens up next to a run-down mom-and-pop movie theatre, a group of teen best friends must find a way to compete to save their jobs.

This is for you
if you like:

The Breakfast Club

or

 Empire Records

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C.R.Y.P.T.O.

(Sci-Fi Teen Thriller)

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Five years after a global catastrophe, the children of the scientists responsible uncover a conspiracy that could clear their parents names and save the world. 

This is for you
if you like:

Stranger Things 

or

 Black Mirror

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LONG SHOT

(Workplace Comedy | Sitcom)

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When a struggling local community centre is on the brink of being sold, a disgraced Olympic medalist returns to save it and rediscover his love of the game.

This is for you
if you like:

The Office

or

 Ted Lasso

NOVELS

  Novel pages available upon request  

UNTITLED #4

(Fantasy Romance)

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This is the first novel in a series of novels set to be written for this series.
Updates to follow!

If you like:

ACOTAR

or

J. R. R. Tolkien

 You might like:

To Be Announced...

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LIFE ON TOP

(Mystery | Modern Noir)

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Sabine Sinlett’s journalistic career is DOA. Having found herself on every blacklist imaginable, she’s managed to gain herself one last crack at a big story. Ryland Topper has finally come out of exile to tell his side of events – revealing the truth behind his Oscar-winning actress wife’s death – and Sabine’s the one to get it. She finds herself at his mansion in West Hollywood and is immediately thrust into the circus-tent of his celebrity – a privilege very few have ever been accorded. Bit by bit, interview by interview, Sabine begins to piece the puzzle together. A story is forming, but is it the truth, or a very talented actor weaving a complex web in which to trap her?

Will Sabine be able to connect the dots, and solve once and for all arguably the most famous mystery in contemporary Hollywood?

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NEVER EAT SOGGY WIENERS

(YA | Adventure)

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A kid,

A compass,

And a call to The Great Wide Open.

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Follow Juniper J. Jones and his friends as they take a long journey through America on a quest to find Juniper's father. Set in the summer of 1980, where the world is teeming with excitement, they find themselves in the center of a true adventure.

This is for you
if you like:

Forrest Gump

or

 Big Fish

SEND WORD

(Gonzo Adventure)

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We follow Mandie, a drug-fiend journalist along the journey of a not so uncommon but alternately weird lifetime. A here to there story with strange occurrences of friends and foes, a stint in prison and dare as she might, a touch of unexpected romance. This wild ride is one worth the ticket...and as a wiser man once said: "Buy the ticket, take the ride!" 

This is for you
if you like:

Hunter S. Thompson

or

Bruce Robinson

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