I have spent the last few years complaining and bemoaning the fact that no one makes anything anymore. That no one tries. That no one takes a risk or a chance on telling a story. No one.

Imagine a book or movie where a black man is working at a restaurant and he has to use a meat grinder. The restaurant is ran by white people and he does everything in his power to stay in the bosses good graces. He tells on the other black employees and covers up for the white ones. Eventually, the boss notices him and he starts talking about promoting him. But first he confesses a secret about the meat. It's black people. This is a shock to the man. He thinks it's a joke... Until the boss starts telling him that if he brings in meat for the business he can live as lavishly as the boss. Designer, jewelry, anything the man wants as long as he does this one thing. The man is a vegetarian. Hating pork chops, fried chicken, and ribs. He thinks that the things his family eats are disgusting. He only works at this restaurant to save money. Suddenly it hits him, he too is black. Now he's scared. This is obviously a crazy ask. He doesn't even like meat. Why would he even think of doing this? What if he gets killed and turned into meat too? The boss assures him. He's been watching. He has noticed how the man acts towards his fellow employees. Like he's better. Like he's not connected to them in anyway. The boss tells the man he's different and that he sees himself in him, and that he could never be used as meat. But, his peers can. He recruits the man to get meat for him. At first the man is unnerved. He can't kill anyone. However, the promises of riches does pique his interests. The next day, a new employee comes in. They are new to the town and have no family. They try to make friends with the man and asks him out to dinner. The man is still in a haze from what his boss told him so he accidentally agrees. Upset with his accidental plans he remembers what his boss told him. He decides to go. While at dinner with the new employee he starts to rethink his decision...

There’s something I’ve been working on behind the scenes…