“If your plan is to kill people you don’t like, you don’t need someone telling you to do it.” #writing

“It was so cold, that they couldn’t come up with a metaphor for it.” #writing #throwawayline

“How many martinis would it take to prove you wrong?” #writing #throwawayline

Observed: “He walked into the bar smelling of a urinal cake.” #writing #character

“The cold permeated the second layer of skin.” Wait! What? Second layer of skin? You’re making that up! Anatomy, son. I could’ve said third, but it wasn’t that cold. #writing #throwawayline

“There was frost on his nose. There was frost on his toes. The frostbite was settling in and gangrene was at the door knocking to come in out of the cold.” #writing

“It’s easy being perfect. Just don’t make mistakes. Anyone can do that, but no one is willing to pay the cost.” #writing

“He trudged up the steps. He was old. He was tired. He hadn’t noticed that the steps moved under him.” #writing #flashfiction

“What are you wearing to the funeral?” “Whatever they put on me.” #writing #throwawayline

“It is not history. The war of good and evil is now. It is ongoing. For there can never be a winner.” #writing

New Version Shaping Up visualnewt.com/oVN/Blogs… #auteureist #writing #programming

“Was your life worth the wait?” #writing

Working on my corkboard/timeline code this morning. #programming #writing

“Appreciate the empty space in your head.” #writing

“At least be proud of the kids you never had.” #writing

“You are The Chosen One. You are Earth’s final defender.” “No I’m not.” “Well, you’re a big disappointment.” #writing

“People who sleep on the job never make mistakes–except for, maybe, sleeping on the job.” #writing

“Don’t let idiots read books,” he grumbled while shaking his head at the sloppy pile of dead bodies in front of him. “This is what you get when an idiot reads a book.” #writing

“He cut his wrist with a butter knife. It was a slice of life.” #writing #throwawayline

“His was a cow patchwork of mess.” #writing

“Don’t prove me wrong. Prove me factually incorrect.” #writing

“One who manipulates others for their own ends, can’t achieve it on their own, and is willing to accept the chaos of their decisions.” #writing #character

Older readers have no concept of “flash fiction”. This can be alleviated by publishing physical books with “flash fiction”. It’s in underutilized genre and reader base. #writing #books #flashfiction

“I don’t make fun of people. If I want to insult and demean them, I do it so there is no question.” #writing #character

Oops fountain pen has gone/run dry/empty. #fountainpen #writing