dennis scharnberg

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circling all drains

Two propositions presented on a bright, balmy day:  (1) the Enlightenment was a mistake and (2) the Internet was a mistake.

Hunter Hogarth,  Raised by Wolves.

up and scoot

“…no, she was taking sociology courses so, of course, I avoided her like the plague.”

Everson Dwight,  Theory of Machines, a Novel.

out in red

“Just how sophisticated can a person be?”  That, sir, was the question of the day.  Of the week.  Of the year!

Clifford Apogee,  Draining the Pools—A Collection of Stories.

against the wall

But self-absorption leads inevitably—almost mechanically—to boredom.  That is how we are put together.

Desmond Urquhart,  The Unsocial Sciences.

no strings attached

By “Shake and Bake” he meant William Shakespeare and Francis Bacon.  It’s just his funny way.

Will Davies,  She Would If She Could.

she sells shells

“There’s a tiger in my room!” exclaimed Mr. Fewkes.  “Can’t someone please remove it?”

Chadwick Graves,  Maoist Struggle Session and Other Stories.

spoons of amber

Seems.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

more hard work

She didn’t follow the program because she particularly liked it.  No, she was afraid that if she did stop watching, something bad might happen.

Pryce Cummings,  Rattle Box.

bing bang bong

“But Barton never goes outside, Lieutenant.  Unless it’s to walk over to a waiting vehicle.”

Georgina Hickes,  An Ornamental Murder.

friendly leafless trees

“A dictionary can hurt you, Bobby.  It can hurt a person so bad.”

Will Southey,  Government Cheese, the Novel.