“Doing evil is worse than being evil. Being evil doesn’t mean you act on it.” #writing

“Life is always dry on the outside.” #writing

“Whenever I see myself in the mirror, I’m beside myself.” #writing #throwawayline

“Some of us consider failure a success.” #writing

“He was a gnarly old man in thought and deed.” #writing

“Deliver unto us, one pizza large with extra pineapple.” #writing #throwawayline

“The limousine of life is driven be a mobster.” #writing. #throwawayline

“His epitaph read: He tried to jump the shark.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was a casual sniper.” #writing

“Some people come and go. Others come back like unwanted visitors or annoying relatives. These always have a way of thinking they know how to live your life.” #writing

“Some of us live long enough to regret the mistakes we’ve made.” #writing

“Some people develop late. Some develop when they are ‘the late and recently deceased.’” #writing

“Some things just are. There is no reason to make sense of them unless you’re looking for a way to drive yourself crazy.” #writing

TV/movie tropes: — jump/slide off the hood of a car. — slow-motion walk-away with an explosion in the background — superhero landing Tropes never progress the story. #writing #failure #tropes

“The bigger you are, the harder you are to topple.” #writing #throwawayline

“Appreciate the wonder of being here and now when you could be getting drunk somethwere.” #writing

“Death has a way of bringing life into focus. Too bad more don’t die.” #writing

I have started my Damon Runyon-esque story. I can hear his voice in my head, but getting it correct on the page is a tall problem I shall have to solve. My mind says one thing, but my hand writes another. #writing #shortstory

“Power doesn’t blind. It robs.” #writing

“Don’t worry about your weight. It’ll all be gone once you die.” #writing

“His life was like his death. It was difficult to ‘fade to black’ from black.” #writing

OK. I have a premise for the Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity short story. Now I just need a story to go with it and a point to it. #writing #mdc3con #shortstory

“Being a politician allows you to kill people by using the law.” #writing #throwawayline

Maybe I should write a short story in Damon Runyon’s voice. That might be fun to try. #writing

I just sent “To Wield Power: Coins of Destiny 2” off to the editor. #writing #publishing