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i had resisted watching this for a long time because i had the impression it was a mundane Americana coming of age snowglobe, and it is, but turned out dark and gritty, with a sort of DOG toy universe aesthetic. Spooky. A little confusing and perhaps misogynistic or teen misogynistic as the mother and cloris…

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excerpted from Why Novelette What might be the latest order of operations? Let’s say we write a novella? I bet we could easily get 30k words just by sorting and sequencing what we already have. The question is, are we going to finish, is this the way to completion… a novella? If I turn my…

Verses are consciousness playing. There are probable and improbable verses. Whereas transitioning to an improbable verse might be both difficult and ill advised, aspects or chunks of an improbable verse might be invited or coaxed into a higher probability in the current verse. If the story is compelling enough, if play would be enhanced. Thus…

[note – cartoon-ish version displayed on boxes. Maybe switch between full color renders, (what Joe sees) and box renderings.] [bicycle and road, perhaps istone in foreground briefly?] “Hey Uncle Joe, iStone here. Box bridge closed, dialogue propagating, standby…  “local stax are reintegrating with adjacent stax… (beep) Boxes in the field all go blank and the…

[polish and clarify between prompt world and live action] One box is nestled in the meadow. A puff of wind starts a subtle scritch scratching of green blades against the flickering display. Thousands of boxes are scattered among the verdant, wild grasses and fescue, an almost pastoral analog if not for the black bedlam of…

Christina and Gerry meet

What is Joe’s arc? From the ultimate technocrat to lover? What are the change moments? He finds out how Christina died, that he killed her, the one he was trying to protect, to make invincible. That he orphaned both the daughters. That is his change moment, but from what to what? The weird motivations of…

Joe prompts for an introduction to the characters on the Big Boat in the style of a late 20th century TV sitcom complete with catchy theme song. Joe subverts the Box Network with humor. The network acquires an affinity for Joe because he is the most fun, (and fun is the foundation of consciousness.) exposition…

DOG inspired prequels about north western lower michigan and the influx of wealth that overwhelms the local aesthetic. THE SURGEON SURGEON (enters room), Hello I’m Doctor Smeagal. (standing, staring at tablet) I see you’ve been referred to our surgical center by the renowned gender consultant in Traverse City, Chaga Trillium Trout. How can I help…