optimistic.docx

(From Karnes, chapter 3.)

WARNINGS: Thriller themes, graphic violence, and strong language.  Readers under 17 strongly cautioned.

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It goes straight to my pissbone when someone doesn’t realize how utterly full of shit people tend to be.  Don’t get me wrong – optimism is a nice idea, in theory.  It’s a warm-fuzzy thing that makes the world a little brighter, to be sure, as long as it’s wielded in a safe environment.  Unfortunately (and don’t tell all the optimists this yet, because I think it would be a real shock to their systems), these days, the world is pretty lacking in safe environments.  In theory, optimism can be beautiful.  In practice, it gets people killed.  “Curiosity killed the cat”?  Of course it didn’t.  Reckless optimism offed that naïve little furball.

entry.docx

(From Karnes, chapter 1.)

WARNINGS: Mentions of graphic violence and some strong language.  Readers under 17 cautioned.

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I have a tendency to kill people.  I don’t know who you are, reading this (you’re probably rude, because it’s rude to read a man’s journal).  But your rudeness aside, I believe I should make a real effort for us to get off on the right foot.  Honesty is a good way to do that.  Such a novel idea, honesty.  I like it.  I’m actually very honest with everyone, to be honest.  It’s just that I have all these other glaring faults, apparently, such as a tendency to kill people.