relationships
It’s called “crush” for a reason
Boy meets girl. Boy loves girl. Girl loves other boy. Boy is sad. Repeat.
Overcompensating for laughter or for love
Tom became a clown because with his makeup on, nobody could tell he was depressed. This was the same reason his sister became an escort.
Their bromance was a broller coaster.
Their bromance was a broller coaster. It’s no wonder he ended up with a broken heart.
His heart popped
She was drinking an orange soda, the woman of Eli’s dreams. It was the kind of Crush that hurt. Eli tried to stop her, but woke up instead.
Eli wrote stories
Eli wrote stories nobody read. Stories with no wizards or warriors. Instead they had boys & girls like him who were loved. Eli wrote fiction
Unforgivable Offenses
“I slept with your sister and she gave me AIDS.” She forgave him. “And I think zombies have jumped the shark.” This she could never forgive.
Love bites, undead love bites more
The last thing I wanted to do was tell her what happened. She would leave me…. But I knew it had to be done: “It bit me. I’m infected.”
Sharon’s List
Sharon regularly solicited sex in personal ads until her husband Tim responded. They had a laugh and went home. She switched to Craigslist.
I start all kinds of stories.
Story idea: The main character, let’s call him Marvin, is legally in his 30s, but looks about 50. It opens on the funeral of his older brother. Marvin is devastated at blames himself for his brother’s death. The story then flashes back to Marvin’s youth. When Marvin was 16, an 18-year-old version of himself went…
Ironically, he didn't see it coming.