I've been fairly wrapped up in this new script this week. I knocked out a first draft in one day, then I've been refining and revising and in general taking part in the satisfying cruelty of editing. It feels good to think "what the hell did I do that for?" And just delete a piece of dialogue or a whole scene.

Here's a tiny snippet of "Poor Souls." That's a working title, of course.

They get in the car and drive off. Colin holds the two gallons of milk on his lap.

COLIN: I like that phrase, "poor souls." Like, if you really think about it. It has a lot of resonance for me.

MARV: You mean poor like "ain't got no money?"

COLIN: Not just money. General poverty. What a thing to ponder.