dennis scharnberg

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in his pocket

…and all upon the banke were timber drift and compleat trees dragging downe the Themmes….

James Rakes, “Fit of Lunacie”     (1618)

Paul Crackenthorpe, English Pamphleteers of the Seventeenth Century.

nothing to lose

…and Thornton’s basic argument seems to be that it is wrong to be opposed to his ideas.

Tristan Holyoke, A Tree Full of Monkeys.

coming up next

“I might have made a mistake,” confessed Lisa.  “A very small one.”

Priscilla Onkers, All About Edward.

using rough language

What do we call that state of affairs in which the toolbox contains only a hammer?

Daniel Brasso, The Infinite Regress.

the equals sign

According to his biographer, Malcolm Lowry’s dishonesty was fascinating.

Anthony Scowling, The Beat Paradigm.

speaking without thinking

better dead than read

Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

looting and pillaging

We deserve the internet.

Roger Hedgecook, Stolen and Sold for Parts.

three weird sisters

“There is no writer,” asserted L. W., “because there is no text.”

Giles Coxe-Coburn, Belief in Insects.

no strings attached

In a mere seven pages, Tildy had found a way to use the word “vivid” twelve damned times!

Quentin Drabb, Ebenezer’s Untold Tales.

toast and tea

“And what is Jennifer doing?” asked Brenda.

“I assume she’s staring at her phone,” Gerald quipped, with that bitter smirk on display.

Chadwick Graves, One Damned Thing After Another.