Never Say Never, Twitter Short Story by David Court

Obsession, and the limits to which it will reach.  And as much so taking an everyday (and somewhat overused) expression, and adding a macabre element to it by taking it to its absolute literal level.

2) What motivated you to write this story and submit it to the festival?

It was originally a drabble (a hundred word short story) I’d had sitting around for a while – I write a lot of short stories – and it seemed like the most straightforward one to adapt.  It’s much easier to condense a 100 word idea down to 140 characters, than anything of any greater length of depth.

3) What movie have you seen the most in your life?

Aliens.  I’m a huge fan of both Alien and Aliens, but the sequel slightly edges it out in terms of how many times I’ve actually watched it.  It’s as close to cinematic perfection as you can get, in my eyes, and it’s still hardly dated.  I dread to think how many times I’ve watched it.

4) How many scripts and stories have you written?

Dozens.  In my spare time, I’m a wannabe author and have two collections of short stories out there, and a third (hopefully) at the proofing stage and on the way in the middle of 2016.  Id I’m allowed a shameless plug, I can often be found haunting my blog at www.davidjcourt.co.uk

5) What artists would you love to work with?

I’m a comic fan who grew up in Britain, so have a lifelong passion for 2000ad, the best anthology comic on the market.  Carlos Ezquerra, the co-creator of Dredd, is a hero of mine – It’d be a dream come true for him to illustrate anything I did.  Even just one of my shopping lists – the man is a living legend.

6) What is your passion in life?

Create.  And don’t waste any time doing so.  Life is way too short, so if you have any urge to do anything creative, do it now.  I left it quite late to start doing anything serious with my writing, and it’s a big regret.  I’ll happily adorn the “Don’t be like me” poster.

7) Any tips for other writers who want to write a 140 character short story?

I’m personally a sucker for a great twist ending.  If you can achieve that with brevity, you’ve got my vote.