“Whatcha doing, Jon?” his roommate asked him.

“I’m writing a script for a film,” Jon said.

“Cool, will you show it to me?” Archie asked.

“Well, I’m only on page one, so there’s not much to show you at this point,” Jon said, “but I can tell you about it.”

“Yes, please do,” Archie said.”

“It’s got a little bit of everything in it,” Jon explained. “It’s an action/adventure film with exploding hand grenades and it’s a musical comedy, too. It starts out with this woman, hat on her head, reading a self-help book when she decides she needs to turn over a new leaf. She fixes herself some bacon and eggs for breakfast. Then she grabs her baby boy, puts it him the baby carriage, and heads out onto the bustling streets of Manhattan. And that’s when the adventure begins.”

“Sounds like a bit of a hodgepodge if you ask me,” Archie said. “I think you ought to focus on one or two elements rather than on everything under the sun.”

“Don’t worry,” Jon said. “I’m only on page one. It will all come together by the end. I’ll prove to you what a great film show it will be.”

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Written for the Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Saturday Mix Lucky Dip, where the story cubes are person in a hat reading a book, egg and bacon, pram, music note, leaf, grenade, and filmstrip.

Also for Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt, where the word is “show.”