Werner Trieschmann's Coping Mechanism: A Special Thank You to Paid Subscribers!

Fortifying the Pillow Fort. Preaching to the Choir and the Choir-Adjacent.

Werner Trieschmann’s Coping Mechanism is me, Werner Trieschmann, trying to make sense and move forward in the Upside-Down world, the world where slightly more than half of the voting U.S. citizens said, sure, let’s put that hollowed-out husk of a golf cheat Donald Trump right back in the White House. “And you are?,” you might ask. I’m a writer, critic, playwright, spoiler of two spoiled dogs, father of two adult sons, and husband to a wonderful wife.

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I didn’t want Werner Trieschmann’s Coping Mechanism to go too long without offering my sincere appreciation for those who have taken the leap by subscribing. For the paid subscribers, I am grateful beyond words. I am brand new to this game and learning as I go along. I don’t have a concrete plan for a regular reward for paid subscribers, but the paid version of WT/CM will do its best to have special extra content on a routine basis.

First up for y’all is my brand-new short play, Tribal. This play, which you will see was written before the election, is very much on topic for this Substack. The play was my entry in Little Rock’s 24 Hour Play Festival and performed at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. I wrote about my experience staying up all night to write Tribal here.