Ashley is writing a cozy murder mystery
@ashleydwrites.bsky.social
Writer, mom, advocate. Loves bright colors, Halloween, rainy days, and old houses.
I write romcoms and cozy mysteries as an escape from the daily experience of living with a chronic illness.
https://www.networkisa.org/profile/ashley-darland
I write romcoms and cozy mysteries as an escape from the daily experience of living with a chronic illness.
https://www.networkisa.org/profile/ashley-darland
Pinned
💌 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.
Pitched/Requested
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Hldy #My
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.
Pitched/Requested
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Hldy #My
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Today's essential reading.
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Today's essential reading.
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I realized when I saw this headline that Jeff Hiller is perfect casting for basically any Peanuts character. Let him play every character you cowards.
Rachel Dratch, Jeff Hiller Complete the Cast of Encores! You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
The company is also replacing the previously announced Hallelujah, Baby! with the Gershwins' Let 'Em Eat Cake .
playbill.com
September 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM
I realized when I saw this headline that Jeff Hiller is perfect casting for basically any Peanuts character. Let him play every character you cowards.
My script is based on a small village called Mistletoe in the mountains of Kentucky where my family is from. There was a post office where people would travel from all over to get the Mistletoe postmark stamped on their Christmas cards. I added some holiday magic and whimsy ✨ #screenpit #scriptsky
💌 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.
Pitched/Requested
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Hldy #My
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.
Pitched/Requested
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Hldy #My
September 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
My script is based on a small village called Mistletoe in the mountains of Kentucky where my family is from. There was a post office where people would travel from all over to get the Mistletoe postmark stamped on their Christmas cards. I added some holiday magic and whimsy ✨ #screenpit #scriptsky
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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 #Scriptsky #Su #Fy #Sho #SeRe #WrWo #WrDis #ISA
An ancient couple with mystical powers to heal and destroy live peacefully on their mountain until a coal mining company threatens their land.
#Screenpit #Scriptsky #Su #Fy #Sho #SeRe #WrWo #WrDis #ISA
September 23, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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 #Scriptsky #Su #Fy #Sho #SeRe #WrWo #WrDis #ISA
An ancient couple with mystical powers to heal and destroy live peacefully on their mountain until a coal mining company threatens their land.
#Screenpit #Scriptsky #Su #Fy #Sho #SeRe #WrWo #WrDis #ISA
BOOK PEOPLE 📚❤️
When a famous writer is fired by his publisher, he escapes to a small island where he falls in love with a bookstore owner struggling to stay in business.
For fans of Gilmore Girls and You've Got Mail.
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #WrDis #LBu #Div #Fea
When a famous writer is fired by his publisher, he escapes to a small island where he falls in love with a bookstore owner struggling to stay in business.
For fans of Gilmore Girls and You've Got Mail.
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #WrDis #LBu #Div #Fea
September 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
BOOK PEOPLE 📚❤️
When a famous writer is fired by his publisher, he escapes to a small island where he falls in love with a bookstore owner struggling to stay in business.
For fans of Gilmore Girls and You've Got Mail.
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #WrDis #LBu #Div #Fea
When a famous writer is fired by his publisher, he escapes to a small island where he falls in love with a bookstore owner struggling to stay in business.
For fans of Gilmore Girls and You've Got Mail.
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #WrDis #LBu #Div #Fea
WISH UPON A CHRISTMAS STAR 🎄🏴
A professional holiday decorator hired for a job at a Scottish castle finds a magical star that transports her to the 1800s, where things get complicated when she meets a dashing laird.
(If Outlander and Hallmark Christmas movies had a baby) #screenpit #LBu #Hldy #4Q
A professional holiday decorator hired for a job at a Scottish castle finds a magical star that transports her to the 1800s, where things get complicated when she meets a dashing laird.
(If Outlander and Hallmark Christmas movies had a baby) #screenpit #LBu #Hldy #4Q
September 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
WISH UPON A CHRISTMAS STAR 🎄🏴
A professional holiday decorator hired for a job at a Scottish castle finds a magical star that transports her to the 1800s, where things get complicated when she meets a dashing laird.
(If Outlander and Hallmark Christmas movies had a baby) #screenpit #LBu #Hldy #4Q
A professional holiday decorator hired for a job at a Scottish castle finds a magical star that transports her to the 1800s, where things get complicated when she meets a dashing laird.
(If Outlander and Hallmark Christmas movies had a baby) #screenpit #LBu #Hldy #4Q
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PAINTED IN POSITANO: In search of a new identity after divorce, an empty nest artist repaints her life in Positano. When she lives out the scenes she paints, she gets caught up in the chaos of magically controlling lives. [EAT PRAY LOVE-UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN] #screenpit #Fea #Ro #scriptsky
September 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM
PAINTED IN POSITANO: In search of a new identity after divorce, an empty nest artist repaints her life in Positano. When she lives out the scenes she paints, she gets caught up in the chaos of magically controlling lives. [EAT PRAY LOVE-UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN] #screenpit #Fea #Ro #scriptsky
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THE OPEN AIR
To avoid a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into a trip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family, and themselves.
Actor Cole Sibus attached! 2027 Sundance lab 2nd round (so far!) #screenpit
To avoid a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into a trip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family, and themselves.
Actor Cole Sibus attached! 2027 Sundance lab 2nd round (so far!) #screenpit
September 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM
THE OPEN AIR
To avoid a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into a trip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family, and themselves.
Actor Cole Sibus attached! 2027 Sundance lab 2nd round (so far!) #screenpit
To avoid a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into a trip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family, and themselves.
Actor Cole Sibus attached! 2027 Sundance lab 2nd round (so far!) #screenpit
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SHOWSTOPPER: A director in 1950s Hollywood risks his life's work to defend his estranged wife against anti-communist attacks while making the biggest film of his career. The untold story of Gene Kelly & the making of Singin' In The Rain during the Red Scare. A 2023 Nicholl Finalist #screenpit
September 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
SHOWSTOPPER: A director in 1950s Hollywood risks his life's work to defend his estranged wife against anti-communist attacks while making the biggest film of his career. The untold story of Gene Kelly & the making of Singin' In The Rain during the Red Scare. A 2023 Nicholl Finalist #screenpit
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When their mom is diagnosed with terminal cancer, a pair of siblings gamble on an experimental treatment to “fix” their estranged MAGA parents in order to bring the family together one last time.
But things turn deadly when the administering doctor arrives with her own agenda. #Screenpit #Fea #Ho
But things turn deadly when the administering doctor arrives with her own agenda. #Screenpit #Fea #Ho
September 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
When their mom is diagnosed with terminal cancer, a pair of siblings gamble on an experimental treatment to “fix” their estranged MAGA parents in order to bring the family together one last time.
But things turn deadly when the administering doctor arrives with her own agenda. #Screenpit #Fea #Ho
But things turn deadly when the administering doctor arrives with her own agenda. #Screenpit #Fea #Ho
💌 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.
Pitched/Requested
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Hldy #My
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.
Pitched/Requested
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Hldy #My
September 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
💌 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.
Pitched/Requested
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Hldy #My
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.
Pitched/Requested
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Div #SeRe #Hldy #My
Incredible premise. This needs to be made. #scriptsky
September 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Incredible premise. This needs to be made. #scriptsky
I read an early draft of Lisa's script. Laugh out loud funny and full of shenanigans. #scriptsky
Save the Amazon: When a streamer cancels their favorite TV show, a group of superfans struggle to film it themselves.
Be Kind Rewind x Xena Warrior Princess
#Screenpit #Co #Fea #LBu
Be Kind Rewind x Xena Warrior Princess
#Screenpit #Co #Fea #LBu
September 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I read an early draft of Lisa's script. Laugh out loud funny and full of shenanigans. #scriptsky
MERRIER WITH A TERRIER 🎄
A new-in-town music teacher under pressure to put on the perfect Christmas concert and a single dad chemist are forced to attend obedience classes or get kicked out of the neighborhood when their terriers stir up trouble during the holidays.
#ScreenPit #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Hldy
A new-in-town music teacher under pressure to put on the perfect Christmas concert and a single dad chemist are forced to attend obedience classes or get kicked out of the neighborhood when their terriers stir up trouble during the holidays.
#ScreenPit #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Hldy
September 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
MERRIER WITH A TERRIER 🎄
A new-in-town music teacher under pressure to put on the perfect Christmas concert and a single dad chemist are forced to attend obedience classes or get kicked out of the neighborhood when their terriers stir up trouble during the holidays.
#ScreenPit #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Hldy
A new-in-town music teacher under pressure to put on the perfect Christmas concert and a single dad chemist are forced to attend obedience classes or get kicked out of the neighborhood when their terriers stir up trouble during the holidays.
#ScreenPit #RoCo #4Q #Fea #Hldy
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Happy Autumn Equinox!
September 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Happy Autumn Equinox!
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"Beginning a novel is always hard. It feels like going nowhere. I always have to write at least 100 pages that go into the trashcan before it finally begins to work. It's discouraging, but necessary to write those pages." —Barbara Kingsolver
September 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
"Beginning a novel is always hard. It feels like going nowhere. I always have to write at least 100 pages that go into the trashcan before it finally begins to work. It's discouraging, but necessary to write those pages." —Barbara Kingsolver
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Contemporary London- based painter Charlotte Hardy #Womensart
September 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Contemporary London- based painter Charlotte Hardy #Womensart
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I should like to be Poet Laureate of Buc-ee's.
New poem out today — about Buc-ee’s, cc @502eire.bsky.social — in the Indianapolis Review! theindianapolisreview.com/in-the-fluor...
In the Fluorescent
Merton could have had his epiphany at Buc-ee’s,a monastic cell in every pristine stall of Buc-ee’s!How could I be alien to the cured meat pilgrimswho contemplate the wall of abundance at Buc-ee’s?I…
theindianapolisreview.com
August 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I should like to be Poet Laureate of Buc-ee's.
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Thankful for screenwriter friends @phendrickson.bsky.social and @lisepyles.bsky.social and the amazing notes they provide. 🩷 #scriptsky
August 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Thankful for screenwriter friends @phendrickson.bsky.social and @lisepyles.bsky.social and the amazing notes they provide. 🩷 #scriptsky
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Maybe the next South Carolina senator will answer their phones. I have called Lindsey Graham’s office pretty regularly since 2017. His staffers never answered the phones and didn’t respond to messages.
Graham’s legacy: he never wanted to hear from his constituents.
Graham’s legacy: he never wanted to hear from his constituents.
July 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Maybe the next South Carolina senator will answer their phones. I have called Lindsey Graham’s office pretty regularly since 2017. His staffers never answered the phones and didn’t respond to messages.
Graham’s legacy: he never wanted to hear from his constituents.
Graham’s legacy: he never wanted to hear from his constituents.
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Maija Isola (1927– 2001) Finnish designer of printed textiles who created over 500 patterns, including Unikko ("Poppy") #womensart
July 4, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Maija Isola (1927– 2001) Finnish designer of printed textiles who created over 500 patterns, including Unikko ("Poppy") #womensart
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”
‘The New Colossus’.
She is: Mother of Exiles.
Her name: The Statue of Liberty.
#America250
‘The New Colossus’.
She is: Mother of Exiles.
Her name: The Statue of Liberty.
#America250
July 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”
‘The New Colossus’.
She is: Mother of Exiles.
Her name: The Statue of Liberty.
#America250
‘The New Colossus’.
She is: Mother of Exiles.
Her name: The Statue of Liberty.
#America250