Greg Luti

Author, poet, editor.I write novels, flash fiction, poems, and writing advice. Free stories + workbook: gregluti.com Literary Club + editing: gregluti.com/pricing-plans

“Don’t give people candy. Give them something better.” From “An Unlikely Treat” Full piece here: gregluti.com/post/an-unlikel…

A man helps a stranger lift a box into the dumpster.Then he waits. “Aren’t you going to tell me something insightful now?” From “Something Insightful” gregluti.com/post/something-…

A pupil finishes the work. The teacher says it’s too good. People should see it. He hopes they remember him.“ I don’t wish to be remembered. I make my art for me and me alone.” From “The Artist” gregluti.com/post/the-artist…

Last year I trick-or-treated. One house had a sign instead of a bowl.“We don’t have candy. But we have prayers. Press to receive one.” From “An Unlikely Treat” gregluti.com/post/an-unlikel…

I take the train to my friend’s apartment after reading to an empty room.I find him asleep at the laptop, fingers still moving. “I call it sleep typing.”From “The Sleepy Writer” gregluti.com/post/the-sleepy…

“Just write” only works for people who are already writing. Pick a topic first. Then write without the pressure of publishing. From “Should You Just Write?” gregluti.com/post/should-you…

When no one shows up to the reading, don’t treat it like the end of the work.If you promised an hour, read the hour. Even in an empty room. From “When No One Reads You” gregluti.com/post/when-no-on…

Everyone I know is a teacher. Except me.I write. That is the stupid decision I made with my life. All in the name of my own happiness. From “Wrong Answer for the Teacher” gregluti.com/post/wrong-answ…

The monsters are in therapy.Where are the scared kids? Where did they go?From “Monster Therapy” gregluti.com/post/monster-th…

There is a stigma that the average single male of a certain age is more likely to be a predator. Don’t worry, kid. I got you. It’ll be alright. From “I Guess I’m a Ghostbuster Now” gregluti.com/post/i-guess-i-…

When I write stories, I write to solve problems. My characters always win. Even though, maybe they should not have. From “Receipts in a Story” gregluti.com/post/receipts-i…

Who do you go to when the system fails you? When your heroes can’t even defend you anymore?Where do you go when there is nowhere to go?From “The Limit” gregluti.com/post/the-limit-…

Let me get this straight. Aliens, AI, climate change, and the Devil waiting on the sidelines. Is there anything else that I am missing? From “Did I Miss Anything” gregluti.com/post/did-i-miss…

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“We know time is going by you. It is going by us all. We appreciate that you are here with us as we live. ”From “The Song That Wasn’t a Song” gregluti.com/post/the-song-t…

Sometimes I want assurance from people who I shouldn’t get it from. Like people who want my money.I get scared when I hear the word collections.From “The Workers Are Going Home” gregluti.com/post/the-worker…

I’m tutoring a kid for the SAT and we hit a passage about peanut butter and love.“ The test that will determine your future has you reading about peanut butter and love?” From “Peanut Butter Question” gregluti.com/post/peanut-but…

What will a future civilization remember about us? The laws. The buildings. Not the office lobby, the cake, and a room singing “Happy Birthday” off-key.From “The Song That Wasn’t a Song” gregluti.com/post/the-song-t…

Maybe we killed the creative genius. The one who is supposed to speak for all of us. Or maybe he never even existed at all. From “The Creative Genius” gregluti.com/post/the-creati…

The beginning can make or break a story.If the opening doesn’t grab them, the rest of the piece never gets a chance. From “Don’t Underestimate the Beginning” gregluti.com/post/don-t-unde…