What a life....
A novel in the making
Chapter One
Pets in the bush....
"Jano, where are you?" - The man yelled as he ran up the narrow staircase, taking two steps at a time. The house appeared to be abandoned. There was a sizable kitchen up front with a weathered dinette set in the middle loaded with dirty dishes and leftover food. On the stove something simmered, unattended. Through the kitchen a narrow hallway led to the rooms lined on one side of the corridor. Everything was kind of lopsided, as in houses built on those old thirty-three foot lots. A cafe, more like a restaurant occupied the main floor, a favoured hangout for all sorts of new immigrants. Almost all the European countries delegated some representatives at one time or another, a kind of mini United Nations. The place changed hands almost annually. 
Profane Resurrection
A film story.
In the year 2000, it's Easter Sunday morning somewhere in God's country, an unusually warm day for the holiday. On a winding road a beaten up old pickup truck speeds along with an incredible speed of 35 kilometre an hour. The driver, an old man of uncertain age, is having a good time. He's picked up a passenger, a travelling bible salesman, a youngish man of thirty something. He must have been on the road for quite some time since he appears to be as unkept as the old man himself. He's got long blondish hair, with a couple of weeks worth of facial hair growth. He's in the middle of an aggressive sales pitch, trying to sell a "Good Book" to the old man, who is not buying. He, - his name is Jedu, sounds very knowledgable of his wares. He quotes verses as he goes along, - making them up mostly, to support his argument. They sound authentic all right even the customary i.d is attached to it, like; Matthew 24.6.3. By the time the old man stops at a crossroads, Jedu manages to sell him a dangling air freshener in the shape of the Virgin Mary and says a frustrated farewell to the good samaritan. Jack & Jill
New version of an old classic
Aerial shot. Title.
View of a mountainous landscape from far above. It could be anywhere in the world where tall mountains and peaceful valleys chase each other into the infinite. Where majestic conifers reach into the sky, where snow covers the summits. Maybe in China or Greece, Argentina or British Columbia. Anywhere, where people and the wilderness live side by side.
Exterior.Day.
A shepherd and his dog are standing on a little hill while a couple dozen sheep are grazing around them. Suddenly a brisk wind sweeps over them, for just a brief second. The animals are visibly alerted and the shepherd pulls his left ear, picks up a pinch of dirt and throws it behind his left shoulder. Then, like nothing happened gazes into the distance just like before.
Exterior. Day.
In the backyard of a small farmhouse in a valley an old woman's feeding the chickens. Again, a sudden breeze sweeps down. The chickens jump into the air like someone's scared them, the woman pulls her left ear, picks up a pinch of dirt and throws it behind her left shoulder.Then like nothing happened she continues to throw the feed to her flock.
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"MAGNOLIA GARDENS"
Proposed television situation comedy series.
Or
TV Movie
By: Steven Kas
LIST OF CHARACTERS AND BASIC CONCEPT
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THE QUEST
Seeker of God.
OVERTURE
A frightening discord brakes up a peaceful pastoral. Crashing steel, terrifying screams, rhythmical thumping noise of running horses and chilling hurrahs of a chorus of drunken baritones. Air raid sirens and noise of jet engines. Bomb explosions, battle-cries and moans of the dying gradually settles into an anguished wail of a choir of beadswomen.
THE CURTAIN IS SLOWLY RISING
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