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"Anatomy of a Break Up"

#TwitterFiction by @AlinaSimone

  1. TwitterBooks
    Twitter Books@TwitterBooks
    Next up on the #twitterfiction showcase: @alinasimone's "Anatomy of a Break-up". Starting at 2pm ET.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 10:52:54
  2. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    Here I go. Live-tweeting my selection for the Twitter Fiction Festival starting...now!
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:05:05
  3. Anatomy of a Break Up, starring http://pic.twitter.com/Pkf0rqtt
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:05:46
  4. After a long series of mild disappointments, Joe found himself profoundly unhappy with the way his life was going. http://pic.twitter.com/TkxiPMUF
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:06:19
  5. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    He liked to imagine he was the hero of a movie before the exciting part.
    Tue, Nov 27 2012 21:39:22
  6. A lonesome character unaware of the glorious destiny awaiting him. http://pic.twitter.com/3x3avssv
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:07:21
  7. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    Mostly he just felt a nameless sense of dread.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:07:30
  8. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    Joe worked as a systems analyst at a computer company on the outskirts of a large city. His co-workers were bright, pleasant people.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:07:47
  9. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    Once he was laid up at home with the flu and they sent an @edible.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:08:02
  10. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    He often said he would quit once he’d made enough money and do something else, though he didn’t know exactly what that thing was.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:08:33
  11. http://pic.twitter.com/Mipoyp15
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:09:14
  12. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    He had some friends. Guys who liked to talk #microbrews and @ESPN. Though Joe enjoyed these times in a certain way, something was missing.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:09:24
  13. He often found himself affecting a joviality he did not feel. http://pic.twitter.com/SEO2vFIb
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:09:55
  14. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    Then one day, at a holiday office party, Joe shared a Dixie cup of @chex_mix with a woman in accounting.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:10:11
  15. Her name was Veronica. http://pic.twitter.com/gy8Jq3zh
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:10:51
  16. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    They got to talking and discovered they were both fans of @austinkleon and @FarscapeTV. What were the odds?
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:11:15
  17. After a few drinks, they left the party holding hands. A rumor went around the office. http://pic.twitter.com/p5ECWXXg
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:11:50
  18. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    The next weekend, Joe took Veronica to a cocktail bar that used to be a strip mall church.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:12:08
  19. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    They had an intimate chat about past relationships over flaming glasses of @PernodAbsinthe under a blinking neon crucifix. It was amazing.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:12:21
  20. http://pic.twitter.com/g2q0YWpu
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:12:54
  21. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    The next week Joe felt unusually euphoric. He thought about Veronica all the time.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:13:02
  22. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    He made sure each date they had was unique and special. One weekend they’d go to the aquarium. The next? Fetish night at a goth nightclub.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:13:14
  23. http://pic.twitter.com/FsMbFmfO
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    ·
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:13:47
  24. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    When Veronica had a cancerous mole removed, Joe was right by her side.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:13:55
  25. AlinaSimone
    Alina Simone@AlinaSimone
    Friends started asking him if this was the “real thing.” And Joe would say, “I really feel like letting go this time.”
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:14:07

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