I recently read this post on Aeon where the two authors exchange daily letters to one another. These letters are cerebral and contemplative in nature; they rarely describe the day to day passage of events.
It got me thinking about all the unexplored, unconventional types of storytelling that could exist, but don't currently.
Here is a non-exhaustive list.
Two friends each agree to write one email a day to the other for 100 days. (As explored in the post.)
A podcast, recorded every morning at 9am, of precisely 10 minutes of conversation between two roommates or a couple over breakfast.
Words we say to our pets, compiled in a book, no punctuation, only line breaks.
As above, but words we say to our kids.
Conversations we have with our kids. Each page represents a month in their life. The first 6-12 pages are blank.
A podcast featuring the inner dialogue of an Uber driver during a Friday evening shift in Manhattan, interspersed with the drunken revelries of his passengers as they board and exit the car.
A podcast featuring the inner dialogues of two rivals during a terse debate, sporting competition, or negotiation.
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