«Oh yes, the sentence,» Creeley once told the critic Burton Hatlen,
«that's what we call it when we put someone in jail.»

Text tree is a tool for writing in a non-linear fashion, where one can create multiple textual branches and navigate between them.

Once a tree has been created, it's possible to switch to standing / contemplation / windy mode...

The example above is an OCD textual bonsai maker rendition of Dickens's A tale of two cities.

acknowledgments

• • Thanks to Eran Hadas for his precious feedback.