Tuesday, September 16, 2025

act 1 beats

1. Night. Tom and Wanda in bed. Tom reading Foglost, Wanda reading Michener's Hawaii.

2. Next day, sunrise. Tom leaving in truck, WY plates.

3. Gil and Dale, Bandera VFW, re Maria and Boys, Tom and Wanda move, Tom Angel Fire selfie.

4. Wanda and Daisy. Tom call from ABQ motel, Tom leave Ruth VM.

5. Next day, sunrise, Tom leave ABQ motel. 

6. John (driving), Jan, Chloe, Barbara, re horse day and Jackie.

7. Hunter, home office, Chloe pics.

8. Tom driving, Hunter's 'hood.

9. Hunter, kitchen, bag.

10. Tom arrive Hunter's, idle, Hunter out, contact, etc.

11. Tom U-turn. Hunter, greeting area, doorbell. Tom howdy, etc.

12. Wanda and Daisy, Tom call from Hunter's guest room. Tom call Ruth with Gil, peaches. Tom leave, arrive patio, framed in window.

13. Barbara with John and Jan, Hunter's call, Tom Walker, John re middle name.

14. Hunter and Chloe, airport.

15. Hunter and Chloe arrive, truck in driveway, intros.

16. Doc, H/T selfie.

17. Barbara and Brian in bed, he asks, she tells him about Tom and Olivia.

17. Night. Hunter, Chloe, Tom patio post-dinner. Re Jackie about a horse.

timeout 3

timeout 2

A timeout now to survey where I am in this bef0re continuing, knowing that considerable trimming and reconfiguring is required, having come to a better understanding of story and how to tell it.