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After an estranged middle-aged son loses his mother to a fatal accident, he embarks on a mission to spread her ashes, with his “slow” step-brother in tow, against the family’s wishes.

October 21, 2021
When their son’s death triggers his wife’s mental disorder, a man soon discovers his mistress will do anything to get the grieving mother out of the way, and he must choose: his wife or her alter.

February 23, 2018
After a successful suicide attempt, the spirit of a failed actor joins forces with a mediocre comedian to create a Tony-worthy Broadway production.

June 19, 2016
After trapping himself in an alternate universe, a Mage and his split consciousness must commune with the common realm to defeat the dark forces that threaten their existence.

June 19, 2016
Pressured into attending a frat party, an introverted college student must face-off with an aggressive frat boy to save herself from becoming a rape victim.

June 14, 2016
English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feeling.

June 4, 2016
Physics professor Alan Richards inspires his students to look at string theory with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and purpose.

June 3, 2016
Inflicted with PTSD from a young age, a mute street performer is abandoned by his troupe as France becomes occupied by the Nazi Wehrmacht. Faced with the choice to escape to neutral Switzerland or fight, he joins the French Resistance as a code-breaker and infiltrates the Nazi regime. His tactics shift when he learns what’s happening to the countless civilians going missing.

June 2, 2016
A mute street performer with PTSD, trapped and on the run in war-torn Europe, must use his wits and talents, and enlist the help of the French Resistance, to change the course of the second World War.

June 1, 2016

on Following a high school reunion a man seeks forgiveness from a childhood sweetheart who he wronged 15 years prior. She however has plans for revenge and will stop at almost nothing to ruin his perfect life.

If I understood this correctly, I'm intrigued. I'm assuming she had put it behind her in one way or another (ie. that she buried the trauma in her subconscious; or even that she assumed, herself, that she had forgiven him…
on A grieving mother’s reunion with her family turns into a terrifying escape when her father’s debt launches a police hunt and she must run for the crimes she has committed.

I wish I could simply edit my previous post. What I want to change is this: "...what is her ultimate goal, and how is she meant to achieve it?" are not questions for which you owe answers to me or…
on A grieving mother’s reunion with her family turns into a terrifying escape when her father’s debt launches a police hunt and she must run for the crimes she has committed.

This sounds promising, but also unintentionally narrow. If I weren't to assume anything else about this story, I could tell it in about five pages: A woman is upset about something (that will be addressed later – carefully, to avoid…
on After an estranged middle-aged son loses his mother to a fatal accident, he embarks on a mission to spread her ashes, with his “slow” step-brother in tow, against the family’s wishes.

That's the plan, Odie. :) The conflict, Richiev, will be found in the active pursuit and entrapment by the family, in phone interactions with his his estranged wife, and in placating / connecting with the "slow" step-brother.
on After an estranged middle-aged son loses his mother to a fatal accident, he embarks on a mission to spread her ashes, with his “slow” step-brother in tow, against the family’s wishes.

If this was a comedy, perhaps.
on After an estranged middle-aged son loses his mother to a fatal accident, he embarks on a mission to spread her ashes, with his “slow” step-brother in tow, against the family’s wishes.

Daughter -- she's only 6. Anger with her father would manifest more as fear of him, if at all. She's old enough to realize she no longer lives with daddy, young enough that nobody wants to explain it to her.…
on After an estranged middle-aged son loses his mother to a fatal accident, he embarks on a mission to spread her ashes, with his “slow” step-brother in tow, against the family’s wishes.

Thanks! You seem to have the right idea already. Prior to her passing, he basically cut ties with the whole family (including mama) because he thinks 1) step-dad catfished mama, 2) sister went along with it or was indifferent to…
on A shy researcher in an isolated science station falls in love with the voice of his Russian counterpart, when he doesn’t hear from her for 24 hours he sets out across the tundra to find her.

The Antarctic Tundra?--?There's not much of an antarctic tundra to speak of, but it's not accurate to say there is none. The point, however, is that there is probably a more accurate word to use.
on As a gang-ravaged inner-city estate is torn apart by a feral beast that feeds on hate and violence, one man trying to renounce his brutal past, must make his way through the bone shattering carnage to find his daughter. ★ Accepted

Definitely an attention-grabber. These guys make some excellent points and observations. I hope you follow through and write this story. It has a lot of potential.
on An outcast elephant who prefers to keep to himself becomes an unlikely hero when he unintentionally prevents a tragedy from occurring, but now he must learn how to become a leader.

I like the premise. I'm not sure you need to keep "who prefers to keep to himself." I'd love to hear more about this.? You have it marked as a drama, but I would think Family.

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