dennis scharnberg

feeling at home

If thou hideth now the three rings

And hold them from the light

By April might they blossom

To wrap thy fingers tight.

Anthony Byrchfield, The Five Golden Dayes. (1590)

extreme deluxe object

Education: whatever happens in schools.

Callista Ralph, Alphabet Soup.

hoping to mislead

The Enlightenment was thespian rationalism.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

something or other

All of our attention should be focused on the “internet”. But none of our attention is.

Roger Hedgecook, Stolen and Sold for Parts.

of the clock

Aesthetics: I like this; I don’t like that.

Callista Ralph, Alphabet Soup.

bitter birch tar

He traveled only by night, almost silently. The litter itself was solid and comfortable. The carriers—eight in number—were always smooth and speechless. Their pace was brisk, and sleep came easy.

Constantine Aviola, Chandu the Magician.