“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

“I had termites. But I couldn’t pay them.” #writing #throwawayline

“Bad things happen because they can.” #writing

“If you believe that life is trying to kill you, you’re right. That’s the purpose of life, after all.” #writing

“Betrayal isn’t your friend crticising you.” #writing

“His bladder was as small as his brain.” #writing #throwawayline

“Perfection never comes easily or at first. That’s why everyone quits or dies.” #writing #life

“Sometimes you have to make sacrifices—human or otherwise.” #writing

PSA: flash fiction is writing and can be literature. It takes work to write a good one. #writing #flash

“We stand on the shoulders of time. We see the future, then try to go back.” #writing

“I am the darkness before the storm. You are the thunder.” #writing

“She crashed on the highway of sanity.” #writing