this is the very rough draft of the first two paragraphs of a satirical short story that I am writing. Lemme know what you think! (I know that not much is going on here, but a story does eventually unfold I promise!)
Everyone is at a disadvantage. Thinking without speaking, sleeping without drinking, moving adjacent to purpose. Pelicans carry only their purpose and dissections prove that humans carry more than they need, similar to what they find in the stomachs of sharks. Thomas McLeod often envisions perennial societies making excuses for every new unethical law that they pass. He would write his thoughts down more often if he agreed that his ramblings paralleled the society that he lives in. It does, in fact, resemble much of the current state of things, but the untouchable and unpopular beliefs that he carries are not fully understood by him. Anyways, Thomas likes enigmas, and conclusions are always a bit of a let down, yes… it is better to keep pondering without making sense of it all, who knows, you might revise your theories four or five times in the future. Never come to a conclusion, never wrap it all up, that’s what he concluded.
Thomas had gone over a thousand times in his head what he was going to say to them, he dreaded the embarrassment of stumbling during his time to shine. He figured the best way to grab his audience was to skip any pleasantries and open with a bang. With the torch passed, he gathered his thoughts, hoping that he’d perfected his prepared monologue enough to make him feel omnipotent for a short time at least, and then he began. “Indulge like a roman in the most heretical and left-field theories ever conceived to completely fuck your mind up! One could achieve a master’s degree in philosophy and still be less confused and disorientated than a person who has devoted himself to entheogenic essays and theories on theology, cosmology, and shamanic principles. These beliefs that many of us hold and devote ourselves to like religions are all in all irrelevant. If we want to build a new society with the motive of truth, equality, and just law, we must dismiss even the beliefs that we agree upon as unworthy to our true goal. Our goal folks is to fight for a new way of living for the worthy, the proletariats… for us!
You write wonderfully! I really enjoyed it. I can’t wait for the rest. ^_^
Thank you very much! I hope all is going wonderfully with you