Mastodawn

Me: How long to mail this package from <X> to <Y>?

Canada Post: I can help you with that! Let's see ... 3 days.

Me: 3 days? That's not too bad, even if I could drive there in 16 hours. Maybe 14 if I pushed it.

Canada Post: Oh, no, no need to drive! We can definitely deliver it in 4-5 days.

Me: 4-5 days? What happened to 3?

Canada Post: Don't worry about it! Once you give us the package, the recipient will have it inside of 7 days.

Me: What's going on here?

Canada Post: Two weeks, tops.

This week on Red Pens and Playwriting, I'm actually contributing a bit of the playwriting part for my paid subscribers: https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/flat-meeting/

What would happen if a handful of Shakespearean characters wound up sharing a typical Kiwi flat? Tensions run high as spoons disappear...🥄

Writing for writers about writing

Red Pens and Playwriting

Judge: Ms. Jury Foreperson, have you come to a unanimous verdict?

Foreperson: No, your honour. I'm afraid it's a mistrial.

Judge: You couldn't all agree he's guilty as sin?

Foreperson: It's not that. Most of us want to give him life, but a few are holding out for the death penalty.