I’m always writing notes for one thing or another. It helps pass\u00a0the time if I’m waiting in a very long bank queue, or trying to look busy and productive.<\/p>\n
At some point, those scribbles on recycled paper are scrutinised in the hope that something interesting has popped out of my idling brain.<\/p>\n
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Dramatis personae<\/p>\n
-- an idealist who will be corrupted<\/p>\n
-- an innocent who will be sacrificed<\/p>\n
-- a damned soul who dares to seek redemption<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As I looked at that role call and its accompanying notes, I admired my subconscious mind: this could be the\u00a0beginning<\/em> of something. <\/em>Those three characters, executed with care<\/em> and precision<\/em>, could exceed their archetypal origins and become players in a story that an audience could care for \u2014 cheer for, even<\/em> \u2014 unaware of the cruel fates I have in mind for them. Why, this story \u2014<\/p>\n\n
Our PET WRITER turns to find his LOVELY WIFE reading over his shoulder:<\/p>\n
THE LOVELY WIFE<\/p>\n
(off Pet Writer’s notes)<\/p>\n
... Another rambunctious comedy, I see.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m always writing notes for one thing or another. It helps pass\u00a0the time if I’m waiting in a very long bank queue, or trying to look busy and productive. At some point, those scribbles on recycled paper are scrutinised in the hope that something interesting has popped out of my idling brain. Below is an … <\/p>\n
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