“He trudged through the rain, soaked to the skin. A dog yapped as he passed a yard. He snarled back, then climbed the steps to his house, and sat staring at the closed door. He shivered, then ate the bowl of rain-dogged cat food.” #writing #flashfiction

“Bard. That’s what he claimed to be. Most people thought that meant singing poetry, but they didn’t realize he was from the South.” If you get it, you get +1 to Humor. #writing

“The older you get, the more it seems life is going the wrong way. Usually, that’s because it’s heading forward while you’re going down.” #writing

“I realize that life is annoying because it’s not what I want it to be. I also realize, that’s a personal problem, and I can change things.” #writing #character

“The world doesn’t rotate around you. It rotates around no one, unless you happen to be in the core.” #writing #throwawayline

“It’s good to keep things from AI. You had got work for your knowledge. So should they.” #writing #throwawayline

What if GPS satellites could target specific vehicles to feed them incorrect information wile controlling traffic lights? #writing #prompt

“The secret to a successful cult is marketing and popular opinion.” #writing

“When having a cult is not enough.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was wise in the ways of the world. Unfortunately, he didn’t live in this one.” #writing #character

Analog writing allows you to slow down, think, imagine, and create. Of course, not everyone cares for those things. #writing

You don’t have to be part of a conspiracy to be evil. And conversely, you don’t have to be evil to have a conspiracy. #writing #life #character

Conspiracies are never as complicated or convoluted as most imagine them to be. Lots of stuff happens out in the open and no one cares or notices. #life #writing

“Jim, anyone who calls you an ‘asset’ should be sold to the lowest bidder.” #writing #throwawayline

“Success comes from not caring what anyone thinks and helping that need it. Failure cares from not caring what anyone thinks and helping yourself.” #writing #life

“He was uncanny in making the non-existent frighteningly real to anyone who would believe.” #writing

“The wonderful thing about fear is that once you realize most things go away on their own, you no longer fear. Unless, of course, the fear stays the weekend and drives you crazy.” #writing

“My head felt like I had a cement hangover.” #writing #throwawayline

“The emperor is insane and making shit up. That doesn’t make them creative.” #writing #character

“Death has a way of teaching you, if you don’t die first.” #writing #life

“No one should lead a life they do not enjoy.” #writing

“Everyone dreams of having a cult, but most fear the consequences. A few go on to lead.” #writing

How do you know your partner isn’t an AI-generated construct? Especially if your partner is predictably and repetitively boring or on the verge of insanity? #writing #ai

“Regardless of your stage in life, you need to act.” #writing #life

“Some people are fragile and should never be made fun of.” #writing