Observed: “The innocuous man at the bar, who bordered somewhere between pudgy and obese, and wearing a knit sport shirt with an undefinable pattern in vomit green, adjusted his glasses as he scanned the menu, only to doomscroll on his phone.” #writing #character

“Think before you pester me again about killing you. I might just do it.” #writing #throwawayline

“His swagger had nothing to do with his attitude, which mostly held pain due to a spinal injury.” #writing

“Some days, it doesn’t pay to stay in bed—mostly work days.” #writing #throwawayline

“Survival of the richest isn’t quite the same as survival of the fittest, is it? With enough money you can even buy evolution. The shrewd liars and their cults have an wide edge when it comes to money.” #writing

I’m still waiting for the “The Cat and the Warlock” cover design to get back to me. #writing #design #cover

I’m going through the epub proofs for “To Wield Power - Coins of Destiny 2”. Once I approve them, off they go. #writing

With the advent of a new book, it’s time to update my business cards. #writing #author

“Snark is the knife that cuts without being seen.” #writing

“You don’t need to be a comedian to have a sense of humor. In fact, it helps not to have one if you want to be a comedian.” #writing

“His report card was full of four-letter words, with the trailing three letters omitted.” #writing

“The only rational thing left is to be irrational.” #writing

“The only difference between a bad AI and myself, is that a bad AI apologizes and goes on to make mistakes, whereas, I’ve learned to blame someone or something else.” #writing #ai #life #failure

“Somehow, you survive the pain and move forward.” “That’s what life–including human life–does.” #writing

When you get to the end, stop. Many writers fail to learn this lesson. #writing

“The problem with wanting more is that you are never satisfied when you get more.” #writing

“Wars that never end are driven by the madness of politics.” #writing

“Remember, you are always good as fodder.” #writing

I’m spending the morning editing my short story. There’s a section I feel feels contrived. I need to rework it. #writing #shortstory #damonrunyon

Here’s a book idea: what if the country was being run by an insane AI? What would that be like? #writing #book #prompt

“Be an inspiration, not an expiration.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was dull in an interesting way such that others wondered what he was up to.” #writing

“Most lives aren’t worth the space they’re backed up in. Orange Level are the ones we immediately erase.” #writing

I’m finishing up the draft of “Hank the Hypochondriac - A Damon Runyonesque Story” short story at lunch. It was a good point in the story to end it. #writing #mdc3con

“Oh, I wouldn’t worry about that.” “Why?” “You see, we are the parallel universe. The other one is completely sane.” #writing