Where do the ideas come from, the seeds that grow into a story? As a fiction writer, I find inspiration from almost anything around me. In here I describe some of the process.

This particular short story is entirely written as dialog. It is challenging to paint a picture without being unnatural in how people speak to tell the story. It was fun to write. Hope it is fun to read.

The thought is you get on an elevator, the doors close, and the stranger next to you asks about you, your company, your dog, your writing, whatever. You need a concise way of communicating before the doors open, and your audience disappears.