You'll Rise Up Free and Easy on That Day

ID: a large cardboard sign on a glass door outside. The sign says, “Do NOT Let The Duck In,” in all caps. Standing in front of the door below the sign is a duck. End ID.

Official ominous sign

The rookie mistake in fiction writing is assuming that short stories will be easier to write than novels because they're smaller. No. This is the equivalent to thinking that it's easier to make a pocket watch than grandfather clock. Short stories are complex engineering problems.

You need to find a way to pack all of the things that a story needs into a tiny like box without it overheating.

driving my chevy to the levee today

what the fuck

I do suffer the american condition of liking to drink huge drinks

she's got legs for days? okay well i've had legs for over 24 years