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> cd ./writing  // the essays, and the screenplays

I like to write.

Two kinds of writing. The professional one — a book-in-public (or maybe more like a set of articles/essays for now – lacking structure) about building and failing at startups and bars. And the amateur one — screenplays, mostly noir, mostly short.

$ grep -i noir ./taste
chandler · neuromancer · bogart · comic books · true detective.
not a costume — it's how i think. high contrast, one good lamp, no fedoras.

What is Last Call, Runway Zero about?

// 01 — the essays   on substack, weekly-ish

Last Call, Runway Zerobuilding and failing at startups and cocktail bars — and what both taught me about ambition, people, and knowing when to stop.

A first-hand account, published as I write it. The throughline is the one this whole site runs on: launching online and launching offline are the same job in different clothes. New pieces land on the Substack; subscribe there and they come to you.

↳ lastcallrunwayzero.substack.com
essays, chapter drafts, and notes from the floor
// 02 — the screenplays   AMATEUR · MOSTLY IN RUSSIAN · PDF

Shorts, pitches, and spec episodes from screenwriting courses and marathons. One got sold. If a logline grabs you, the script is a click away.

series pitch
Founders Основатели
Four friends launch a startup. It folds. So does the next, and the third. They're unstoppable anyway — they're founders.
PDF ↗
short · thrillersold · in pre-production
Shake Дрожь
Eight minutes on trust, mistakes, and dogs.
PDF ↗
spec episode · synopsis
True Detective Настоящий Детектив
A concept for a non-existent episode — how the next season might open. Written for a KinoPoisk screenwriters' marathon.
PDF ↗
spec episode · synopsis
Pennyworth Пенниуорт
A concept for a non-existent episode — how Pennyworth might end. Same marathon, different show.
PDF ↗
short · thriller
Elevation Подъём
Five minutes. Two strangers, one stuck elevator, New Year's night, a party they'll never reach.
PDF ↗
short · comedy
I Get an Oscar Я получаю Оскар
A five-minute sketch written for an open class. Proof I can do jokes too.
PDF ↗
↳ scripts are in russian. interested in one? contact's in the footer.