I’m in the midst of outlining another high-concept magical-realist type screenplay, and I’m starting to see a pattern emerging with the things I write. I’m drawn to the “what ifs”. You know, what if a pineapple on a waterski shot you with a blowdart? Well, that one’s not really what I’m talking about, but I did do it in a short film once.

I’m too paranoid to use examples of the actual things I’m writng. I’m sure that’s retarded of me. Anyway, you know what I’m talking about — what if you found a portal into John Malkovich’s mind? What if you had to live the same day over and over?

Those are kind of stories I’m drawn to write, so I really enjoyed coming across this Aristotle quote recently (I’d heard it before, but it didn’t stick):

“A poet should prefer probable impossibilities to improbable possibilities”

Isn’t that nice?

There’s more to be said on this idea, but I’m off to dinner now. I’ll come back and expand on it another time.