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Predictabeli
Every day Eli asked himself, “Have I become predictable?” He still didn’t have an answer.
Registered Rule Breaker
He never met a rule he didn’t break. It was disheartening, then, how wildly he misunderstood the sign: “no flash photography” #Gr8NFFD #vss
Elite Party
Richie Rich had a Myth party and paid actors to attend. Bruce Campbell played Elvis. Elvis was Bigfoot.
Bodycount
He asked for her Number. “A Ballpark?” she answered. “Specifically, Giants’ Stadium.”
When Eli learned
When Eli learned of the #vss hashtag, he was very excited. It left more room than the earlier #thistweetcontainsaaveryshortstory hashtag.
There was a title, I think
Dex learned an awful side effect of his memory erasing power: each use also cost him a memory. He was scared, but he couldn’t remember why.
Three Wishes
Mr. White’s first wish was for money. His next wish was for his son to still be alive. His third wish was to have a giant orange for a head.
Becoming a widow, widower, and widowest
Ruth was CEO and her husband, Paul, was her CFO. When Ruth died, Paul was distraught. Ruthless, Paul closed the company and fired everybody.
Some constraints make works much worse
Georges Perec loved constrained writing, but his last novel was never published. He wrote it using nothing but swear words and racial slurs.
Ironically, he didn't see it coming.