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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
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.
It’s still a job, you know?
Brick Man sat in bed as Wolf-Man made excuses as to why his jaw hurt too much to do anything tonight.
Trigger warning: suicide is the answer
Eli put the gun to his mouth & pulled the trigger. As the gun jammed, he realized how much he had left to live for: “Just until I get a better gun.”
Little needles with memories of big
Pharmacist: would you like a flu shot? Terry: Are you kidding? That’s homeopathic acupuncture. You might as well just give me MRSA.
The Gift of the Magi II
Jim sold his watch to buy Della a comb, she’d sold her hair to buy him a watch chain. “Wait,” she said. “What did you do with the rest of the money?” Jim confessed that he had spent the rest of the money on hookers and blow: “…You might want to get tested.”
Totally locked
The Space Race on Saturn lasted one solid decade. Nobody knew when to call it quits or when they’d stepped on all 62.
Ironically, he didn't see it coming.