nanofiction
What had been
What had been clear and joyful to Arj last night was now a #muddled mixture of regret, anxiety, and shame. Now he knew why they classified alcohol as a depressant.
The Silent Treatment
“The yearning you feel when the most important person in your life doesn’t talk to you… it’s disconcerting.” “Oh, it’s not that strange. Have you ever been religious?”
Gricean Maxims
He was an inquisitive person by nature, but he expected his questions to be answered by sentences, not by videos of unicycling naked sumo clown jugglers.https://t.co/VJecjRmr03
His friends had empathy
His friends had empathy, what they lacked was patience. He wallowed, but understood: even *he* didn’t want to be around himself. Prompt: “Empathy” https://t.co/FimSuXXWdK
Will & Grace
In his will, Ben created a trust for their children and left Brenda the house. She funded her escape with her children’s college fund. She had violated their trust, but not the will.
He thought about
He thought about her every day, but Sam had forgotten he existed. She was ahead of her time in that way. #vss
“Do you ever
“Do you ever suffer from impostor syndrome?” Phil asked his colleague, hoping to relate. “…no,” the #usurper responded, dislodging his cyanide capsule, assuming all was discovered. #vss365
Phil was two
Phil was two beers in and couldn’t help himself, “do you think Oswald killed JFK?” “Of course he did, but that’s what Kennedy wanted. That conspiracy went all the way to the top!”
Eli: my resolution
Eli: my resolution this year is to not kill myself. Sam: that’s why I don’t make resolutions—they never last past March. #vss
Ironically, he didn't see it coming.