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the conspiracy is spiraling out of control (libra)

  hey all, last blog post so no capitalization. (i make the rules here on bog blog (on a frog on a log)). today i want to talk about the actual plot of LIBRA-- the conspiracy.  so we all know that this gang of cia-disgraced agents are plotting to kill JFK. win leads this effort, in order to bring back the issue causing the bay of pigs incident, getting the US to go after cuba again. huge, complicated plot to 'fake kill' the president. then it sort of becomes murky if theyre going to fake kill JFK or actually kill him. not a super great lapse in confidence for a plot. how does this happen? well there's a couple different one answer is pretty simple: the plot spirals out of control. one way you could think of this as a nice little metaphor for the writing process. for example, when i write creatively, i often start with a huge drawn out plot, with 17 different side plots, wide themes and lots of random scenes and details that piece together in my head but apparently no one el...