(Or, Why I Abandoned My Screenplay...) Like all the best ideas, this one started with a conversation in a sauna. I was sitting there alone, sweating away following a pull day at the gym. A few minutes in, a trim middle-aged man entered and sat down opposite me. He fidgeted immediately and made grunting noises, wanting my attention. I tried to ignore him, valuing the peace and stillness of a sauna, but I found myself dragged in when he asked what I'd been working on. I answered, reluctantly asked...

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