Hello again.

A while back I posted here about fiction's power to frame the lived realities and fears of men, and you showed up for it.

Grateful for that. So here's Chapter One of Beckon the Butler, a gender-inverted Handmaid's Tale set in a town that's set in its manners, and where those who don't manage to be "picked" are handed a "Bang Box" to carry to the Annex.

Took a good deal of time to frame out and get Chapter One "Bang" up:

https://medium.com/@ipsteak/beckon-the-butler-chapter-one-bang-b22ce72280a6

The reason I'm reaching out: what other themes do you think could be worked in? All told, this'll likely sit at around ten chapters.

Things like:

  • "The Bear"
  • "The Church"

Tell me what each one makes you brace, or could help speak the voice inside you, out?