The Will to Resist

Dept. of Petty Affairs — Catford Ledger Note #009: Compromising Carl



Incident Report

Carl was last seen in the parking lot, holding a tin can and telling it they were “both victims of circumstance.”

He calls it “active listening.”

We call it “littering with dialogue.”


🧾 Internal Notes

Jerry: “I told him to kick cans, not form a support group with them.”

Mrs. Catford: “He meant well. That’s the problem.”

Department Consensus: Carl is on temporary leave until he learns how to kick without compromising.”


🐾 Filed Remarks

Some people swing the hammer. Some people negotiate with the nail. Carl still thinks he can talk the metal into moving itself.



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