Warning: This is a Shitty First Draft . I recently read Matthew Trinetti’s “This is How You Write” . I have never written anything before but I’m going to have a go. Thank you Matthew Trinetti. I think.

I’ve had a fairly strong aversion to writing anything down ever since Evil Sister stole my journal at a tender age of 11. Ok, more than an aversion, I’m downright terrified. Evil Sister used the contents of the diary to torture me for as long as she could get away with. Sisters.

Growing up with Evil Sister can be a series all it’s own, I’ll file that one for later. Right now, I’m going to tell you how I got angry.

I got really angry. This is not the “you know what pisses me off?” kind of angry. This is the red-faced, tears in the eyes, can’t sit down, voice raising after every third word kind of angry. My then boyfriend is sitting on the edge of the bed quite still and waiting. The administrators at my son’s school have implemented yet another utterly bullshit ridiculous policy that is obviously not in the best interest of any child. Well it’s obvious to me.

I’ve also recently been fired from my job. I’m looking for a new job and the process for finding and getting a job is stupid. I can’t understand the whole thing. It makes no sense.

My tirade did not stop there. I went on to rant and rant about resumes and interviews. All utterly Bullshit. It’s all rehearsed and calculated and the same crap over and over. Neither party really has any sense at all if the match is a good one.

Then the job itself, also likely to be a huge waste of time. But you have to do it to eat! You have to spend a huge amount of time on utter bullshit just to cover the basics. I moved on to healthcare, and somehow moved into government itself. Outdated and Obsolete!

What I really need is my own town.

Just as quick as it started, it seemed I sprouted a slow leak and gradually sunk to the floor where I remained silent for several minutes. In my head, I took the question seriously. Could I do a better job? How would one go about this? Is it legal to create a completely different kind of governing system?

A documentary on Walt Disney World I had watched at some point in the past suddenly came to mind. These guys had set up their own city. It was way more than a theme park and it was impressive. That’s when it became clear.

Not a town, I need a castle!

We are not talking about competition for Disney here. We are talking the real thing. Heavily fortified sanctuary for an awesome way of life. Beautiful and functional. I think those historical recreation folks do some great work. But I don’t fantasize about freezing nights, smoke, and chamber pots here. If we built a whole new castle with technology available today, What would that look like? What would the issues be? What do I do first?

And that’s how it all started.