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Mark Mulkerin

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Billy and the adhd

prison incorporated

prison incorporated

 For a persuasive speech assignment, Billy prepares to deliver "Why I'm a weirdo and why you should like me anyway" to his classmates, but first he must work his way past his ADHD, anxiety, and sadness. 

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prison incorporated

prison incorporated

prison incorporated

 Facing dire economic circumstances, a county executive and sheriff meet with a young entrepreneur who offers a lifeline in the form of private prisons. Will the county executive concede to incarcerating friends and neighbors to save the county or will conscience lead to fiscal collapse? 

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half staff

prison incorporated

drag queens to the rescue

 Under a flag lowered to half staff in recognition of an unknown death, one friend struggles to save the other from dark thoughts and despair over a society divided against itself. 

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drag queens to the rescue

drag queens to the rescue

drag queens to the rescue

 When a single father encounters a drag queen reading for story hour outside the library's restrooms, misunderstandings and potential conflict looms until the father confesses his true motivations. 

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yummy beans

drag queens to the rescue

Cola heresies

Amid the hurly burly of getting the extended family's Thanksgiving dinner on the table, a daughter hears the echoes of her mother as she braves the holiday for the first time as the family matriarch. A Christmas version is also available.

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Cola heresies

drag queens to the rescue

Cola heresies

 A minister providing pastoral guidance to a person in a crisis of faith navigates human suffering, varieties of venomous snakes, and the theological implications of soda choice. 

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The Life of the Mother

The Life of the Mother

The Life of the Mother

 Unexpectedly ahead of a vote on restricting abortion, a stalwart, conservative politician seeks more specifics when it comes to abortion access while being pressured by a party leader to vote first and ask questions later. 

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Nearing Self Checkout

The Life of the Mother

The Life of the Mother

 An overweight person who has finally committed to better dietary choices will begin life anew if they can only make it past the sometimes seductive, sometimes pushy checkout rack at the grocery store. 

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Maslow's Game

The Life of the Mother

Maslow's Game

 When two mothers compete for their children's benefit on a game show based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, things go very wrong. 

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schooling

The Secret Life of Marshmallows

Maslow's Game

  A mother with local conservative ambitions attempts to corner her child's history teacher into admitting the Little Rock Nine history assignment is covertly critical race theory and is willing to resort to threats and coercion. 

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The Secret Life of Marshmallows

The Secret Life of Marshmallows

The Secret Life of Marshmallows

 Jordan plans for toasted marshmallows and rekindled passion with Lee go astray when Jordan's overtop enthusiasms uncover Lee's doubts about the future of their relationship. 

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Where Illusions End

The Secret Life of Marshmallows

The Secret Life of Marshmallows

 As their mother's battle with cancer comes to a conclusion, two siblings (one of whom is a magician and skeptic) negotiate their mother's desire to seek questionable care from a psychic con artist. 

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Fear and Airconditioning - a climate change story

Fear and Airconditioning - a climate change story

Fear and Airconditioning - a climate change story

 In the midst of a heatwave that threatens the city's electrical grid and the health and safety of all those relying on air conditioning to survive, Jake struggles to convince his elderly mother, Joyce, to move north to the relative safety of Wisconsin. 

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The coming burn

Fear and Airconditioning - a climate change story

Fear and Airconditioning - a climate change story

A couple argue over whether to evacuate or stay to defend their house against an approaching wildfire when a secret comes out.

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friendship in transition

Fear and Airconditioning - a climate change story

friendship in transition

One middle-school boy tries to lure back a friend who has self-exiled from their group when the third publically identifies as trans.

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