My Mom Thinks I’m on Drugs. Here’s The Story…
Yesterday, I wrote a wacky story about my AI copywriting robot, Bjorn, and my dilemma: Should I kill him or keep him?
I asked you to vote – which many of you did. (Results TBA in a few days)
As she often does, my mom read my email, and replied.
Her feedback is usually always positive and thoughtful.
She even sent me a testimonial a few months ago for my email signup page: “You are a storytelling genius, and I’m not just saying that because I’m your mother.”
So imagine my surprise when Mom shot back this reply to yesterday’s email: “LSD?”
That’s it.
Just…
“LSD?”
Holy sh*t…
My mom thinks
I was tripping on acid
when I wrote yesterday’s email!
Come on, Mom! Tripping on acid?
Mushrooms or peyote… maybe.
But not acid. THAT stuff is dangerous.
I shot back a terse reply: “Sober as a judge.”
(Meaning, of course, the kind of judge who doesn’t guzzle gin, drop acid, or munch mushrooms)
I’ve not heard back from her.
I fear she may be planning an intervention.
I get it though. Mom’s old. And she started mommy-hood back in the 1960s.
In those days, youngins were breaking lots of molds and doing lots of wacky things.
And most responsible adults responded by asking, “Are you on drugs?”
This comes naturally to Mom and her generation.
So when Mom convenes the intervention, I’ll say in the most sober, responsible tone I can muster:
“I write wacky emails,
not because I’m wacked out.
I write wacky emails…
…to stand out.”
Those wacky emails about my AI copywriting robot, Bjorn, have a point.
I could have made that point with yet another boring, info-overload email about artificial intelligence and such.
But I make my points through stories loaded with humor, drama, and – yes – some wacky details.
Readers remember stories — because of the humor, drama, and wacky details…
…assuming they’re not on drugs.
Don't go away yet..
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