Ceremonies, Events, and Rituals: Built in Stakes

On March 25th, Kasie was in Texas so we presented this pre-recorded show building on the built-in-stakes of sports. Rituals, ceremonies, and gatherings are fun for fiction writers because even the stupidest things can boil over. We looked at this once before, but it’s been a long time (Episode 19). Here’s a list of topics for today’s show: Family rituals – funerals, weddings, holidays Corporate events – parties, benefits, ceremonies Pregnancy, birth, and parenthood – oh the drama! Even just thinking one of these can complicate things Big purchases – house, car, company; whenever there’s a lot of money at stake, there’s drama Rites of passage – graduation ceremonies, milestones, birthdays New environments – moving to a new town, starting a new job, first day of school New arrivals – stranger arrives in town, new kid in school, new coworker hired Games – chess, monopoly, poker; games have rules and how and when the players follow them (or don’t) can cause drama What creates the drama?