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Jesse Darland
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ADHD. Writer of screenplays and otherwise. Advocate for an accessible & inclusive society. Pitching a holiday romcom & writing a fun time travel story! ✍

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Read primary sources! Charleston *literally wanted* to govern Boston. The South Carolina Declaration of Cause (written in Charleston) lists as its very first grievance the fact that Northern states, including Massachusetts, weren't enforcing fugitive slave laws! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_C...
The Constitution of the United States, in its 4th Article, provides as follows: "No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up, on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due." This stipulation was so material to the compact, that without it that compact would not have been made. The greater number of the contracting parties held slaves, and they had previously evinced their estimate of the value of such a stipulation by making it a condition in the Ordinance for the government of the territory ceded by Virginia, which now composes the States north of the Ohio river. The same article of the Constitution stipulates also for rendition by the several States of fugitives from justice from the other States. The General Government, as the common agent, passed laws to carry into effect these stipulations of the States. For many years these laws were executed. But an increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the Institution of Slavery has led to a disregard of their obligations, and the laws of the General Government have ceased to effect the objects of the Constitution. The States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa, have enacted laws which either nullify the Acts of Congress or render useless any attempt to execute them.
September 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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How I performatively read
Rupert Giles from Buffy The Vampire Slayer reading a book
September 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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THE MAGICAL MAILBOX OF MISTLETOE

When a magical mailbox that sends letters to Santa is stolen, a small-town mail carrier teams up with a handsome stranger from the North Pole to catch the thieves before Christmas.

#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Ro #Co #LBu #WrWo
Movie poster of a man and woman kissing under some mistletoe with Santa's sleigh and a mailbox reading "Letters for Santa." The movie title is The Magical Mailbox of Mistletoe. A Christmas Romcom Caper by Ashley and Jesse Darland.
June 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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THE SPLITTER AND THE JOINER (short film)

An ancient couple with mystical powers to heal and destroy live peacefully on their mountain until a coal mining company threatens their land.

#Screenpit #Su #Fy #Sho #SeRe #Scriptsky #40Up #SeRe
Movie poster shows a trail through a forest. Title superimposed "The Splitter and the Joiner." A short film script by Jesse and Ashley Darland.
June 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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THE MAGICAL MAILBOX OF MISTLETOE

When a magical mailbox that sends letters to Santa is stolen, a small-town mail carrier teams up with a handsome stranger from the North Pole to catch the thieves before Christmas.

#ScreenPit #RoCo #Fea #LBu #40Up #Cov #Scriptsky
Poster of a man and woman kiss under a sprig of mistletoe beside Santa's sleigh and a red mailbox labeled Letters for Santa. Movie title is The Magical Mailbox of Mistletoe, a Christmas romcom caper by Ashley and Jesse Darland.
March 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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BOOK PEOPLE

A cynical writer fired by his publisher falls in love with a bookstore owner struggling to stay in business and defies his fear of crowds to rally the community and save her store.

#ScreenPit #RoCo #Fea #4Q #LBu #Cov #40Up #SeRe
Movie poster shows a man and woman browsing in a bookstore, a boat-filled & sun-drenched harbor, and a crowded bookcase. Title is Book People, written by Jesse and Ashley Darland.
March 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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MERRIER WITH A TERRIER

A new-in-town teacher under pressure to put on the perfect Christmas concert and a chemist who has sworn off love must attend obedience classes or get kicked out of the neighborhood when their terriers stir up trouble during the holidays.

#ScreenPit #RoCo #Fea #4Q #40Up #Cov
Movie poster shows line art drawing of two terriers in front of Christmas trees. Title is Merrier With a Terrier, a holiday romantic comedy by Ashley and Jesse Darland.
March 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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“You will be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits:
Neil, Sam, and Bill from Freaks and Geeks
December 24, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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How I arrived at Bluesky! Did I do the meme right? Looking for follow some #screenwriting people on this glorious platform

#writing #film #scriptchat #scriptsecrets #amwriting
Clip of Nic Cage stepping off the bus from the movie Con Air. He smiles as the wind blows his long hair.
November 15, 2024 at 3:59 PM