The first incarnation of this story had a short gestation period and was produced in a little over an hour. As reviews came in, very little compelled me to rewrite it until one intriguing idea was presented: To take out details to make this story anonymous and thus more accessible. "Pinter it up a bit" is what I sought to do.
In addition to that change, I offered two perspectives to the story: his point of view first and then hers to serve as a counterpoint. While it isn't the non-linear storytelling genius of Kurosawa's Roshamon, it is an attempt to exercise my literary muscles.
And so the second reincarnation of this story took a while longer. About two days I think and hopefully worthy of 15 minutes of your time.
Punchlines
I must find another line of work. This one is going absolutely nowhere.
I think you should quit your job at Nihilists Anonymous
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