Neil Gaiman

@neilhimself

will eventually grow up and get a real job. Until then, will keep making things up and writing them down.

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You can only write VERY short stories on the Candy Hearts. Like this.

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1093 days ago

You can only write VERY short stories on the Candy Hearts. Like this.

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chiller 1081 days ago

:)

itsthatlady 1092 days ago

fragments of hansel and gretels gingerbread house:'help me', run!, and 'behind you' come to mind

ringolangly 1092 days ago

You're weird. >8-)

lizandacupoftea 1092 days ago

Fantastic! I thought of Laura and Shadow, too ... I wish I had gotten candy hearts this year - miss the chalkiness. I did get a pair of socks.

spacedlaw 1092 days ago

I remember that story of yours. I think it went "I've been dead. Missed you. Kiss?" but this version works better on candy.

chesterchip 1092 days ago

The "I AM DEAD"one is to apologize for 1)not bringing flowers?2)Cheat on someone and then apologize?3)2)+foresee your partner's reaction?.....

shoremark 1092 days ago

Actually my first thought was not Laura and Shadow, but Foxglove's song about Judy in one of the Death comics. I dunno, that song always stuck with me...

o_u_r_a_g_a_n 1092 days ago

I'm re-reading American Gods for the umpteenth time - Laura speaking to Shadow...

Nebevay 1092 days ago

: Exactly what I was thinking.

crimsong19 1092 days ago

A zombie romance short story? Nah. Neil, you wouldn't write about zombies, would you?

bonniegrrl 1092 days ago

This is Twilight, isn't it?

thewulf 1092 days ago

At first, the victim's grudge was only interested in its killer, for whom its clandestine affair had cost its life, but in a candy sweatshop, there is plenty of bitter resentment to feed a hungry grudge, and so it spread...

thewulf 1092 days ago

At first, the victim's grudge took the candy factory worker whose clandestine affair led to an unsolved murder, but the bitter resentment towards sweat-shop ethics caused it to grow and spread...

thewulf 1092 days ago

tagging photo...did anyone else create some masterpieces of microfiction?

hi_im_monkey 1092 days ago

i make my own with a nail file and a pastry pen. http://bit.ly/RiB1g

thattickles 1092 days ago

this makes necrophelia seem cute heh. love it

woowooteacup 1093 days ago

The first things I wrote were snarky (Bite Me being one). Incidentally, why are there so many Fax Me Valentine hearts?

Rhiamon 1093 days ago

Awwwww...Laura hearts Shadow

aemaethzq 1093 days ago

This is the best way to communicate with everyone if you're hurt, kidnapped, or mute. They're not biodegradable, and not even birds want to eat them.

Gunship 1093 days ago

Ha hah, so creative.