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A Chance At Remaking A Musical

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Gerald Washington
5 min readSep 2, 2022
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So, after a long day of dealing with people’s mood swings, you’re ready to unplug from the rest of the world and watch something on your smart TV (or laptop) to lose yourself in.

You let the TV take how much time it needs to come on, before seeing a man with expressive eyes staring at you. The man looks like J.K Simmons, only he has a lot of hair on his head.

’Is that J.K Simmons?’’, You ask yourself. He starts to speak to you.

‘’Hey you, you’re awesome!’’, he tells you.

‘’Thanks (I think)’’, you tell yourself, while still being in a down mood.

‘’No it’s true, you’re a freaking awesome human being, and I need you to know that! The workplace & other people in your life may not see your greatness, but I do. You should be during Broadway plays and being in the movies!’’

‘’Well thank you, you J.K Simmons lookalike’’, you say in my head.

‘’You’re freaking welcome,’’ he replies to you.

The negative mood you were feeling has evaporated away and you feel happy vibrations all over you.

The guy continues to…

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Gerald Washington
Gerald Washington

Written by Gerald Washington

Just a curious writer/blogger trying to navigate a complex world. Sharing my words helps a lot with that.

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