As I have said many times before, I don’t see myself as much of a poet, or as one who gets excited about writing poems. However, up and coming is the dramatic monologue number three. This one, I once again plan to dig into a snippet one of the story ideas that I have tossed around in my mind. This one, however, will be different from the first, in that instead of a backing track (song), this one has a larger story line. WIthout giving too much away, it will be seen from the point of view of a fictional character who’s dealing with a big change in his life; a major business transaction that he’s debating in his mind. It isn’t based on any specific event from history, however it does detail a story that could very well happen. I’ve gone as far as making the long trip to Sioux City and buying a biography of one who was in the position this character is facing. Not only will it be research for this monologue, but maybe even research for the continuation of the story. I do hope, in time, to write these stories beyond any 30 line poem.
Meanwhile, I must say i found the tabloid project from last week fun to do. The headline that stood out the most to me was about a woman who had gone digging through 103 burial plots looking for her husband’s because he’d been buried with the week’s winning lottery ticket.
