PSA: Never agree to review a friend’s/stranger’s writing unless it is your job. I made that mistake. I may not be a good writer, but (expletive). #writing #proofing #editing

“He was like a dumptruck full of manure. He spilled a lot.” #writing #throwawayline

“You have to make fun of life, before it makes fun of you.” #writing

“I was doing the right thing until I saw you.” #writing

“I could eat a whole bag of rich people.” #writing

“Some celebrate honoring those who support freedom. Some celebrate to honor the killing.” #writing

“He worked tirelessly on his car.” #writing #throwawayline

“Life is a shiny object that everyone is drawn to but doesn’t know what to do once they have it.” #life #writing

“If you are an advocate of hunger, you are eating too much.” #writing

Cool. Sold a book or two to a reader at lunch #writing #book

“What if everything in the universe is fixed and immobile and the only thing that moves is energy?” #writing #throwawayline #physics

“He coughed. A lot. Whenever he was flustered or scared he coughed. It wasn’t so much a defense mechanism as a tell. He coughed a lot.” #writing #character

“Your life isn’t going to fix itself.” #writing

“We’re getting old, aren’t we?” #writing #throwawayline

“Why do you keep hitting yourself metaphorically?” #writing

“Regret everything.” #writing

“He thought his life was boring because nothing had happened that would have made him run, hide, and fear for his life.” #writing

“All the good authors are dead.” #writing

“Death is painful for the living because they are living.” #writing

“I’m sorry, sir, but we can’t take back your life. We have a strict policy of not taking back used lives–sanitary considerations, you see. And no, sir, we have no replacements in stock for one such as you.” #writing #throwawayline

“He knew he had an infinite amount of time, which was as much as anyone got.” #writing

Observed: “He inhaled his snot as he laughed.” #writing #character

“Many live in the in-between moments. That’s certainly better than not living.” #writing

“Life is an open cage.” #writing

“The beauty of a building or wall is that no two bricks are identical.” #life #writing