I don’t know why I keep going back to the dentist. Every time I do, they not only tell me I have millions of cavities (okay, maybe it was just three…), but then they try and murder me. Two weeks ago I went to the dentist. A new one, because the last one told me I had holes in my teeth that didn’t belong and they needed to be filled. Fine. Fill them, but I’m…
Let’s talk about luck. Luck of the draw, luck of not getting run over by Santa’s reindeer (sorry, Grandma)…You know, luck. In stories, we don’t really like it when some lucky happenstance comes around and makes things all better for the protagonist. I mean, buddy, if you’re a good protagonist, you gotta learn to do things yourself! Right? Yes. And no. But mostly yes. However, while we don’t want our characters getting by all thanks to…