The Spectacular Drowning Man: Episode 1

Walthamstow England 20 years ago. I was 17. She was a year older.

She would have me pick her up after work. Drive her home in the rain. The whole ride she talked about a fireman she'd met that night.

I didn't say anything.

I didn't have the language for what was happening yet.

This is the first episode of something I've been building. Real stories. Real moments. Illustrated.

The tools aren't perfect yet. Panel 8 tells you that. It was supposed to end very differently than a simple censor bubble, but sadly the only AI capable of doing this is very misaligned to talking about the realities of men. The AI is itself an embayment of all the bias we have culturally towards women and against men. So getting it to tell emotionally deep stories that are real. That go into real graphic depth. Is almost impossible.

Almost 😈

More coming.

Thanks to

@Aaron Elliott

for giving me the idea to tell these stories in more direct ways for you guys. I hope you like it.

🗳️ Poll: She told you about meeting a great guy while she was working as a hot 18 year old bar tender at the most popular place around. What did you do?

Stayed quiet and drove 🚗

Made a joke to cover it

Said something, wished I hadn't

Said exactly what needed to be said

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