I’ve signed up for the 31 Plays in 31 Days project, committing myself to daily playwriting throughout the month of August. The project includes a pre-challenge warmup of 256-(alpha-numeric)-character plays. Here’s my play for July 30:

• BARKEEP: What’ll it be?

• PATRON 1: Wry. Make it a double.

• B: (Smirking) “Love makes the world go wrong.” “Jesus saves; Madoff promises triple-digit returns.”

• PATRON 2: I’ll have a white whine.

B: (Querulous) “Why do I have to be in the minority?”