A Dubious Interim Episode Wherein the Writer Is Surreptitiously Moving His Chess Pieces into the Proper Place for the Checkmate Finale That Is Forthcoming

So many words, so little explanation… Image by Author, created in AI. Note: This is the next-to-last installment in our journey with Celia and Bucky Lee as they do questionable things on a questionable thoroughfare in a small questionable town in questionable Utah. (If you haven’t been following our story since the launch point, this is perhaps not the best place to wander onto the scene. You can find the entrance portal here.) If you have been with me from the start: First, thank you. You’re the best. Second, let’s begin tonight’s shenanigans with the final line from our previous romp. Enjoy. Suddenly, Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis came walking up the street. Susan: “Before I accept this Academy Award, I must protest about the stereotypical treatment of female characters in this screenplay.” Geena: “And I must apologize for that stupid pirate movie I made that destroyed my career. I don’t know what I was thinking. Perhaps I was distracted because I was humping the director.” Susan,…