fleetloop's inspiration

  • Heart. Broken? used:

    The old me would have laid it on thick, with a full blown charm offensive. For every statement that lost her a point, the old…

    A sequel to The Old Me

  • The Old Me used:

    The new me played it cool. Light and breezy. Asked some questions. Didn’t babble on. Changed topics often.

    The new me did no…

    A prequel to The New Me

  • The Old Me used:

    The in-between me had taken punches from both Fate and Free Will, so many that it was tough to tell who was hitting me, and w…

    A prequel to The In-between Me

  • The Old Me used:

    The endless back and forth: will she? Won’t she? Will I? Should I? It gets exhausting in the same way as those daily life que…

    A prequel to Heart. Broken?

  • Pros and Cons used:

    Then she spoke: “Care to join me?” My front tire slid nicely into a crack that was big enough to suck your Jack Russell in an…

    A sequel to Sometimes They Talk To Me

  • The Hobo Party En Route used:

    “He’s pretty fearless, huh?” We’re at the sixth bar, eleven rounds of drinks into the evening. Carl and I watch as our new ho…

    A sequel to The Hobo Party Gets Interesting

  • Call For Help used:

    It was a trap. I had set my very first trap. A basket, a blanket and a bottle of wine, flanked by a bike path on one side and…

    A sequel to My Very First Trap

  • My Very First Trap used:

    She’s not getting up. She’s not getting up to help me. Dear God, I almost kill myself in front of this woman and she does not…

    A prequel to Call For Help

  • The Hobo Party Gets Interesting used:

    It was Carl’s idea to party with the homeless guy. He had been ignoring him for the past four years, three times a day (twice…

    A sequel to Hobo Party

  • The Hobo Party Gets Interesting used:

    We shouldn’t be driving. Good thing we weren’t. Possum again surprised us by a) being the most sober after a completely unnec…

    A prequel to The Hobo Party En Route

  • Hobo Party used:

    My friend Carl is lonely. And rich. And seriously uncreative. I called him up the other night.

    “Whatcha’ doin’?” I asked.

    ...

    A sequel to It's An Evening

  • Hobo Party used:

    “He’s pretty fearless, huh?” We’re at the sixth bar, eleven rounds of drinks into the evening. Carl and I watch as our new ho…

    A prequel to The Hobo Party Gets Interesting

  • It's An Evening used:

    It was Carl’s idea to party with the homeless guy. He had been ignoring him for the past four years, three times a day (twice…

    A prequel to Hobo Party

  • Sometimes They Talk To Me used:

    My friend Carl is lonely. And rich. And seriously uncreative. I called him up the other night.

    “Whatcha’ doin’?” I asked.

    ...

    A prequel to It's An Evening

  • Sometimes They Talk To Me used:

    “Wanna come over and watch me jerk off?”

    I can’t believe that line worked. In today’s seen-it-all-done-it-all world, you ne…

    A prequel to Wanna Come Over?

  • Sometimes They Talk To Me used:

    For some reason, I’ve been practicing what to say to tourists if they ask me what there is to do in this city. When I travele…

    A prequel to Tourists with Maps

  • Sometimes They Talk To Me used:

    It was a trap. I had set my very first trap. A basket, a blanket and a bottle of wine, flanked by a bike path on one side and…

    A prequel to My Very First Trap

  • Sometimes They Talk To Me used:

    Should I break up because of her tragic un-coolness? Because at almost 30, she still lives like a student? She pan-fries her …

    A prequel to Pros and Cons