Betty and Her Typewriter, what if typewriters were only typed approved words.
story written under the influence of and inspite of corporate surveillance algorithms, Timeless. Surreal. 1950's flair for sure. We all have typewriters. Let's say typewriters were developed within the framework of being owned by corporations and loaned to the users, so the corporation demanded that the words typed had to be compliant with the rental contract (very long), let's have Betty at her desk. I can almost see Betty, well rounded, nice looking, pretty, in a red skirt at the proper length, very pert, but on the inside she is Betty, a fully rounded human with thoughts and insights that cannot be guessed by looking at her. She begins to type something that is not the quarterly report she was asked to type... Pondered dystopian narrative exploring corporate control and resistance. Betty's Desk, Wednesday, 2:47 PM Betty adjusts her red skirt, checks that her seams are straight, and rolls a fresh sheet of Hammermill into her Remington SelectoMatic. The machine hums...