Timothy Webber
@tcwebber.bsky.social
Tim is a writer based in Dallas, Texas. Originally from Savannah, Georgia. His writing explores memory, silence, and legacy, often through unexpected narrators and overlooked details.
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Timothy Webber
@tcwebber.bsky.social
· Oct 13
Sometimes the bravest act is simply to bear witness.🤔
The difference between survival and endurance:
Survival is making it through.
Endurance is carrying meaning forward.
Chance did both.
Death of a Cigarette — tcwebber.com
#Survival #Legacy
Survival is making it through.
Endurance is carrying meaning forward.
Chance did both.
Death of a Cigarette — tcwebber.com
#Survival #Legacy
December 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The difference between survival and endurance:
Survival is making it through.
Endurance is carrying meaning forward.
Chance did both.
Death of a Cigarette — tcwebber.com
#Survival #Legacy
Survival is making it through.
Endurance is carrying meaning forward.
Chance did both.
Death of a Cigarette — tcwebber.com
#Survival #Legacy
"I never burned. But I witnessed the fire in every form it takes."
Chance, the narrator of Death of a Cigarette, on survival and witness.
#LiteraryQuotes #WWII
Chance, the narrator of Death of a Cigarette, on survival and witness.
#LiteraryQuotes #WWII
December 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"I never burned. But I witnessed the fire in every form it takes."
Chance, the narrator of Death of a Cigarette, on survival and witness.
#LiteraryQuotes #WWII
Chance, the narrator of Death of a Cigarette, on survival and witness.
#LiteraryQuotes #WWII
I wrote the first draft of Death of a Cigarette in 3 weeks. Then spent 6 months revising.
The voice of Chance—poetic, restrained, observant—took time to find.
But it was worth every revision.
#WritingProcess #Revision
The voice of Chance—poetic, restrained, observant—took time to find.
But it was worth every revision.
#WritingProcess #Revision
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I wrote the first draft of Death of a Cigarette in 3 weeks. Then spent 6 months revising.
The voice of Chance—poetic, restrained, observant—took time to find.
But it was worth every revision.
#WritingProcess #Revision
The voice of Chance—poetic, restrained, observant—took time to find.
But it was worth every revision.
#WritingProcess #Revision
"We carried more than weapons. We carried home, hope, and things we couldn't name."
From Death of a Cigarette—a meditation on what soldiers carried into war.
tcwebber.com
From Death of a Cigarette—a meditation on what soldiers carried into war.
tcwebber.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"We carried more than weapons. We carried home, hope, and things we couldn't name."
From Death of a Cigarette—a meditation on what soldiers carried into war.
tcwebber.com
From Death of a Cigarette—a meditation on what soldiers carried into war.
tcwebber.com
"I never burned. But I witnessed the fire in every form it takes."
Chance, the narrator of Death of a Cigarette, on survival and witness.
#LiteraryQuotes #WWII
Chance, the narrator of Death of a Cigarette, on survival and witness.
#LiteraryQuotes #WWII
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"I never burned. But I witnessed the fire in every form it takes."
Chance, the narrator of Death of a Cigarette, on survival and witness.
#LiteraryQuotes #WWII
Chance, the narrator of Death of a Cigarette, on survival and witness.
#LiteraryQuotes #WWII
Legacy doesn't always stand tall. Sometimes it kneels in the kitchen, in the garden, in kindness that outlasts us.
What kind of legacy are you building in the small, unseen moments?
Death of a Cigarette reminds us: The quiet choices matter most.
#Legacy #QuietStrength
What kind of legacy are you building in the small, unseen moments?
Death of a Cigarette reminds us: The quiet choices matter most.
#Legacy #QuietStrength
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Legacy doesn't always stand tall. Sometimes it kneels in the kitchen, in the garden, in kindness that outlasts us.
What kind of legacy are you building in the small, unseen moments?
Death of a Cigarette reminds us: The quiet choices matter most.
#Legacy #QuietStrength
What kind of legacy are you building in the small, unseen moments?
Death of a Cigarette reminds us: The quiet choices matter most.
#Legacy #QuietStrength
Fun fact: The cigarette packs in WWII ration boxes came with 9 cigarettes, not the standard 20.
Details like this make Death of a Cigarette feel authentic.
What small historical detail surprised you most?
#HistoricalAccuracy #WWII
Details like this make Death of a Cigarette feel authentic.
What small historical detail surprised you most?
#HistoricalAccuracy #WWII
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fun fact: The cigarette packs in WWII ration boxes came with 9 cigarettes, not the standard 20.
Details like this make Death of a Cigarette feel authentic.
What small historical detail surprised you most?
#HistoricalAccuracy #WWII
Details like this make Death of a Cigarette feel authentic.
What small historical detail surprised you most?
#HistoricalAccuracy #WWII
Behind every war story is an object story.
Lucky Strike cigarettes weren't just tobacco—they were currency, comfort, and connection.
Death of a Cigarette honors that complexity.
#MilitaryHistory #WWII
Lucky Strike cigarettes weren't just tobacco—they were currency, comfort, and connection.
Death of a Cigarette honors that complexity.
#MilitaryHistory #WWII
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Behind every war story is an object story.
Lucky Strike cigarettes weren't just tobacco—they were currency, comfort, and connection.
Death of a Cigarette honors that complexity.
#MilitaryHistory #WWII
Lucky Strike cigarettes weren't just tobacco—they were currency, comfort, and connection.
Death of a Cigarette honors that complexity.
#MilitaryHistory #WWII
From Omaha Beach to a museum display case—one cigarette's journey through history.
Death of a Cigarette: A novella unlike anything you've read before.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Now available at tcwebber.com
Death of a Cigarette: A novella unlike anything you've read before.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Now available at tcwebber.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
From Omaha Beach to a museum display case—one cigarette's journey through history.
Death of a Cigarette: A novella unlike anything you've read before.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Now available at tcwebber.com
Death of a Cigarette: A novella unlike anything you've read before.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Now available at tcwebber.com
"Not all fires destroy. Some light the way home."
Explore themes of survival and memory in Death of a Cigarette.
#BookQuote #Philosophy
Explore themes of survival and memory in Death of a Cigarette.
#BookQuote #Philosophy
October 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"Not all fires destroy. Some light the way home."
Explore themes of survival and memory in Death of a Cigarette.
#BookQuote #Philosophy
Explore themes of survival and memory in Death of a Cigarette.
#BookQuote #Philosophy
What's one thing you've chosen to stop carrying?
Some stories are about what we refuse to pass down. What legacy are you choosing to break?
Let's discuss in the comments.
#HealingJourney #LegacyOfChoice
Some stories are about what we refuse to pass down. What legacy are you choosing to break?
Let's discuss in the comments.
#HealingJourney #LegacyOfChoice
October 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
What's one thing you've chosen to stop carrying?
Some stories are about what we refuse to pass down. What legacy are you choosing to break?
Let's discuss in the comments.
#HealingJourney #LegacyOfChoice
Some stories are about what we refuse to pass down. What legacy are you choosing to break?
Let's discuss in the comments.
#HealingJourney #LegacyOfChoice
What does it mean to be a witness?
To see without judgment.
To remember without bias.
To speak when the time comes.
Chance is the witness in Death of a Cigarette.
tcwebber.com
#Witnessing #Memory
To see without judgment.
To remember without bias.
To speak when the time comes.
Chance is the witness in Death of a Cigarette.
tcwebber.com
#Witnessing #Memory
October 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
What does it mean to be a witness?
To see without judgment.
To remember without bias.
To speak when the time comes.
Chance is the witness in Death of a Cigarette.
tcwebber.com
#Witnessing #Memory
To see without judgment.
To remember without bias.
To speak when the time comes.
Chance is the witness in Death of a Cigarette.
tcwebber.com
#Witnessing #Memory
"The unlit become witnesses. The witnesses become voices. The voices become legacy."
— Death of a Cigarette
A novella about what endures.
tcwebber.com
— Death of a Cigarette
A novella about what endures.
tcwebber.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"The unlit become witnesses. The witnesses become voices. The voices become legacy."
— Death of a Cigarette
A novella about what endures.
tcwebber.com
— Death of a Cigarette
A novella about what endures.
tcwebber.com
Would you read a book told by an object?
Poll Options
Yes - I'd love to read this unique perspective
No - Not my style of storytelling
Depends - It depends on the execution and writing quality
#UnconventionalNarrative #ObjectPOV #UniqueStorytelling #BookPoll #ReaderOpinion
Poll Options
Yes - I'd love to read this unique perspective
No - Not my style of storytelling
Depends - It depends on the execution and writing quality
#UnconventionalNarrative #ObjectPOV #UniqueStorytelling #BookPoll #ReaderOpinion
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Would you read a book told by an object?
Poll Options
Yes - I'd love to read this unique perspective
No - Not my style of storytelling
Depends - It depends on the execution and writing quality
#UnconventionalNarrative #ObjectPOV #UniqueStorytelling #BookPoll #ReaderOpinion
Poll Options
Yes - I'd love to read this unique perspective
No - Not my style of storytelling
Depends - It depends on the execution and writing quality
#UnconventionalNarrative #ObjectPOV #UniqueStorytelling #BookPoll #ReaderOpinion
What doesn't burn becomes something else entirely.
Not weaker. Not broken. Transformed.
The fire doesn't get to decide what remains. You do.
#Resilience #Transformation #WhatRemainsMatters
Not weaker. Not broken. Transformed.
The fire doesn't get to decide what remains. You do.
#Resilience #Transformation #WhatRemainsMatters
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What doesn't burn becomes something else entirely.
Not weaker. Not broken. Transformed.
The fire doesn't get to decide what remains. You do.
#Resilience #Transformation #WhatRemainsMatters
Not weaker. Not broken. Transformed.
The fire doesn't get to decide what remains. You do.
#Resilience #Transformation #WhatRemainsMatters
🎙️ Out now: Death of a Cigarette, a haunting WWII-era novella told by an unlit Lucky Strike.
Perfect for fans of historical fiction with a twist of imagination.
🔗 Buy now
#HistoricalFiction #VeteransDayReads
Perfect for fans of historical fiction with a twist of imagination.
🔗 Buy now
#HistoricalFiction #VeteransDayReads
October 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
🎙️ Out now: Death of a Cigarette, a haunting WWII-era novella told by an unlit Lucky Strike.
Perfect for fans of historical fiction with a twist of imagination.
🔗 Buy now
#HistoricalFiction #VeteransDayReads
Perfect for fans of historical fiction with a twist of imagination.
🔗 Buy now
#HistoricalFiction #VeteransDayReads
🔗 Listen on Audible
October 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
🔗 Listen on Audible
Sometimes the bravest act is simply to bear witness.🤔
October 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Sometimes the bravest act is simply to bear witness.🤔
I didnt plan to write a book. I just followed a question:
What were these things meant to replace?
That question became a story about silence, survival, and an unlit cigarette that outlasted a war.
What question has followed you for years?
#WritersJourney #StoryBehindTheStory #DeathOfACigarette
What were these things meant to replace?
That question became a story about silence, survival, and an unlit cigarette that outlasted a war.
What question has followed you for years?
#WritersJourney #StoryBehindTheStory #DeathOfACigarette
October 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I didnt plan to write a book. I just followed a question:
What were these things meant to replace?
That question became a story about silence, survival, and an unlit cigarette that outlasted a war.
What question has followed you for years?
#WritersJourney #StoryBehindTheStory #DeathOfACigarette
What were these things meant to replace?
That question became a story about silence, survival, and an unlit cigarette that outlasted a war.
What question has followed you for years?
#WritersJourney #StoryBehindTheStory #DeathOfACigarette
Sometimes the things that survive war aren’t the strongest.
They’re the ones that were promised peace.
🧵 A short story: Death of a Cigarette.
#WWII #Storytelling #LuckyStrike #History #UntoldStories #Vintage
They’re the ones that were promised peace.
🧵 A short story: Death of a Cigarette.
#WWII #Storytelling #LuckyStrike #History #UntoldStories #Vintage
October 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Sometimes the things that survive war aren’t the strongest.
They’re the ones that were promised peace.
🧵 A short story: Death of a Cigarette.
#WWII #Storytelling #LuckyStrike #History #UntoldStories #Vintage
They’re the ones that were promised peace.
🧵 A short story: Death of a Cigarette.
#WWII #Storytelling #LuckyStrike #History #UntoldStories #Vintage
Winston said it best: purpose isn’t dependent on combustion. Restraint completes the arc.
Death of a Cigarette — a WWII novella told by a Lucky Strike that never burned.
#HistoricalFiction #WWIIReads #IndieAuthor #BlueskyBooks
Death of a Cigarette — a WWII novella told by a Lucky Strike that never burned.
#HistoricalFiction #WWIIReads #IndieAuthor #BlueskyBooks
October 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Winston said it best: purpose isn’t dependent on combustion. Restraint completes the arc.
Death of a Cigarette — a WWII novella told by a Lucky Strike that never burned.
#HistoricalFiction #WWIIReads #IndieAuthor #BlueskyBooks
Death of a Cigarette — a WWII novella told by a Lucky Strike that never burned.
#HistoricalFiction #WWIIReads #IndieAuthor #BlueskyBooks
Told through the eyes of an unlit cigarette, *Death of a Cigarette* is a story of courage in many forms: the spark that burns bright, the voice that steadies, and the choice to endure without flame.
#HistoricalFiction #WWIIReads #IndieAuthor #BlueskyBooks
#HistoricalFiction #WWIIReads #IndieAuthor #BlueskyBooks
October 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Told through the eyes of an unlit cigarette, *Death of a Cigarette* is a story of courage in many forms: the spark that burns bright, the voice that steadies, and the choice to endure without flame.
#HistoricalFiction #WWIIReads #IndieAuthor #BlueskyBooks
#HistoricalFiction #WWIIReads #IndieAuthor #BlueskyBooks