Rembrandt's Adventureland (a working title)
an excerpt

Rembrandt Rempel lived in fear of insignificance. Like most high schoolers he didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. He did, however, know what he didn’t want to do. Rembrandt was haunted by the fear that his life would amount to nothing. He imagined wasting his seventy-five years living from pay cheque to pay cheque in a Willie Lohman existence. His teachers at Sisler High School played into that insecurity like a well directed orchestra. Young people were meant to become the leaders of the future, captains of science and industry, social pioneers who will one day solve the pressing problems of environmental degradation, world hunger, AIDS and terrorism. The very survival of the the world depended on their ability to save the world. All young people were meant to carry this burden. Rembrandt wedged it right between the boney shoulder blades of his 175 pound frame.

Rembrandt spent hours watching documentaries of great people who lived passionately. There was a sense of purpose which seemed to drive great people to change with world. His favorite TV program was Charlie Rose. The black set which framed the stories were magical. As Rembrandt watched he entered in to the conversation like a confidante who has somehow become privy to the secrets of the greatest modern thinkers. They fueled his search for significance.