It's tough to be a writer in the modern world. A writer's job is that of creator, innovator, world-builder. But what happens when reality is more outlandish than anything one could possibly create? That's the conundrum writers find themselves in today. The world is ridiculous. There's no more subtle way of saying it. Donald Trump is president of the United States. The same weird-haired host of that reality show where he fired people on T.V. That's the guy. That's ridiculous.