dennis scharnberg

none the wiser

Sondra patiently reminded everyone of the character traits she was so proud of:  post-shame, post-truth, post-patriarchy, post-beauty, post-judgmentalism,….

Burdyce Goode, Philosophy of Vegetables.

erosion of restraint

“But where does faith come from?” demanded Fiona.

“Try to keep in mind that ‘where’ is a word,” replied Grigoriev.

Roger Penberthy, A Non-Newtonian Unpleasantness.

 

into thin air

Freudian psychology is a bluff.  A bluff that succeeded.

Desmond Urquhart, The Unsocial Sciences.

mulling it over

“You could read a book at midnight by the light of him.”

Roone Giddings, An Arrangement of Particles.

 

you you you

“I’m tired of words being hollowed out,” muttered Jack.  “I’m tired of the internet.”

Griffin Poindexter, Particle Swarm Theory: More Stories.

win place show

“Anything but reality,” snapped Marko.  “Literally anything.”

Trent Bendix, Patricia Knows Best.