(character count: 106, including title)
On The Subway
He hopes it comes across as placid contemplation. Really, he hopes no one notices him at all.
This week's twitterstory represents a bonus, as it will not appear in A Little Soul: 140 Twitterstories. It was written the other day, after the book had already been sent for eBook conversion. I hope you enjoy.
(character count: 162; without title: 137)
New User Advisory Label
(Inspired by and dedicated to my good friend Mike Hancock)
To prevent irreparable damage to equipment, do not place contents of cell phone into microwave.
Customer: Who was dumb enough to do that?
(character count: 153; without title: 138)
Long Term Goals
Stendhal wrote that to create a novel one only needs to write twenty lines a day, genius or not. I'm working on twenty characters a day.
(character count: 151; without title: 139)
Mother and I
share everything: a name; birthday; intestinal disorders; and a pathological reluctance to sharing any details of our lives with the other.
(character count: 160; without title: 139)
What I Might Do Today
1-Coffee
2-Write 2 pages and 5 Twitterstories
3- Fold Laundry (optional)
4- Pay Bills (optional)
5-Run
6-Read at least 50 pages
7-Stop making lists
(character count: 145; without title: 138)
Violet
No electricity. In the half-light dawn, felled trees covered the street, houses, lawns. Who could we blame? How do you avenge a hurricane?
(character count: 173; without title: 140)
Q & A With an Exasperated Writer
Q: How did you come up with the idea for your new book?
A: Yes.
Q: Mmm...do you worry the angry tone will upset your old fans?
A: I like cheese.
(character count: 110; with title: 134)
everything you ever said
is packed in an old cigar box
somewhere in
the back of a
storage closet i
rented five apartments
ago,
i think.
(character count: 111; without title: 86)
What Can Keep You Running
That knowing smile or wave when you pass by another running in the opposite direction.
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