The Game Piece
Suppose you are THE ONE. At first, it seems ridiculous. You know you are just you. You know your name, you know where you live, and you know your family. But what if those aren't facts of your existence, but merely one of the many personas you have purposefully donned? I believe this is exactly what is happening in your story. The harder you stare at these simple, mundane details, the harder they are to see. It is like a tiny, dim light in a vast, dark room: if you stare directly at it, it vanishes. Your mind fills in the anomaly because it seems insignificant. In the same way, there are clues in your world that illuminate the strings of the marionettist—but as soon as you catch a glimpse, you turn your focus back to the characters and suspend your disbelief for the sake of the story. The Efficient Universe Many of our greatest physicists now suggest we live in a simulation. It is a compelling miracle of science, but it misses the point. The "hard problem" of si...
