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Interviewed by Martha Kuhn
Griddy as Lt. Steve Sloan
10 April 2000
Lieutenant Sloan, are you aware that you, your father, and all
of your friends are fictional characters?
Yes I am!
[But] Isn't that what life is all about? Isn't life what we make
it, and aren't we changed and molded by each and every
experience, and thus by life itself?
(The rest of the questions would depend on his answer to this
one.)
If yes, then:
How does it feel to be fictional? Do you know how the real world
differs from the one you live in? If so, which would you prefer
to live in? Would you recommend fictionalization to anyone? If
so, under what circumstances?
I feel great in this world I live in, today. If it really is a
fictional world, I can tell you: it is filled with the same
<IRL> events you might encounter. It is just that I chose
"fighting murder, rape and theft" to be my trade. I
wanted to be a cop, a man that "serves and protects".
Agreed. The life I live in, gets changed by screenwriters. They
have given me my share of good and bad moments. At times I have
been my own director, taking my own fate in my own hands, veering
towards my last resort ... but I wonder ... In your real world,
who is your playwright? Who's your director?
Who is acting your part, but you?
If not, then:
I know this must come as a shock to you, but yes, you are not a
real person. How do you think this will affect your world view
from this point on? Your relationships with your fellow fictional
characters? Your eating habits? What do you think the advantages
of being fictional might be, over being (as we like to call it)
real?
If I AM as FICTIONAL as you are telling me? I keep wondering why
you asked me these questions ---
and stayed with me for ALL the answers?
Fictionally yours,
STEVE