Special operations.

Fail.

Disregard.

Dispose ASAP.

Forthwith.

Wasteland.

T.S. Eliot and William S. Burroughs.

Overqualified.

Working at night.

Alone.

In a store.

Mannequin meets Pretty in Pink.

Which makes sense.

Since John Hughes wrote this.

But didn’t direct it.

OCD.

Moral dilemma.

Crise cœur.

Two roads diverge in the wilderness.

Yellow wood.

Jennifer Connelly on a mechanical horse.

For kids.

In the concession area.

How love begins.

A song.

Spark.

Magic in the eyes.

Chain reaction.

Some good story.

How it ties together.

Double-cross.

Triple-cross.

How many levels to this matryoshka?

You let fools make fools of themselves.

We all have our talents.

Special agents.

Secret.

State-sanctioned skills.

You need a plan.

And another.

You never bank on one outcome.

No realm is so entirely concerned with contingencies as the military.

Many elements needed for this outcome to come together.

An abundance of force.

A disarming amount of shock.

A way to reload.

Repeatedly.

To hold criminals at bay.

Criminals who have multiple rounds to spend.

Asymmetry.

Know yourself.

Know your enemy.

Know your enemy.

Know yourself.

Dream big.

Trust in God.

-PD