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Carl
is 28% done
Matthew struggling. Lost his job as newspaper reporter. Failed startup. Marriage on the rocks. House mortgage (2009 crisis) underwater. Father with dementia. Definitely feeling a failure.
Goes to 7-11, meets some late teen, early twenties guys. Gets stoned with them. Comes up with idea to sell marijuana to his 40 ish friends.
— Nov 10, 2025 10:07AM
Goes to 7-11, meets some late teen, early twenties guys. Gets stoned with them. Comes up with idea to sell marijuana to his 40 ish friends.
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Carl
is 90% done
Bit of an odd turn. Matthew, having become a drug dealer, is immediately confronted by drug task force officers who've been watching his new buddies. Matthew--no other choice--becomes confidential informant. He decides to use this position to get back at all the people who have done him dirt. He's wired up & tries to get wife's would-be lover to buy. Next goes after guy who fired him from newspaper. A rat.
— Nov 15, 2025 03:23PM
Carl
is 75% done
Oh, Matthew . . . 2008 financial crisis threatening to take your home. Internet news has killed your profession as newspaper reporter . . . your wife is reconnecting with her old flame, rich guy in lumber business . . . your youngest boy is a mess. Solution: make money by selling marijuana to 40-somethings like yourself who want to smoke don't have dealers?
Maybe a little risky.
— Nov 13, 2025 09:59AM
Maybe a little risky.
