dennis scharnberg

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weal and woe

When someone shows me that he has not written a novel, I want to pat him on the head.

Hill Boothby, Essays on Disappointment Management.

sit up straight

Internet:  The ignominious end of all things preceding it; the radiant beginning of all things future.

Roger Hedgecook, Stolen and Sold for Parts.

things done undone

Even the least sentence is the product of centuries of accumulated experience.

Titus Musgrave,  The Enigma of the Box.

real estate theory

Christina again exhibited her ability to completely forget an insurmountable opposing argument in mere seconds.

                                        Burdyce Goode, Philosophy of Vegetables.

read on forever

According to his colleagues, not paying attention is Nelson’s new passion.

Stephanie Biggers, Cat Farming in Nigeria.

ruining the language

Alex is a giant among men.  Well, he is a software code writer.  Let’s put it that way.

Griffin Poindexter, Particle Swarm Theory: More Stories.

drawn and quartered

We think about our economy as we do about Abe Lincoln and George Washington—in mythic terms.  We are afraid to do otherwise.

Hilbert Kaasa, The Fabian Way.

kill two birds

Gwen was sporting one of those unforgettable hair-dos that one hears so much about, and longs so much to see.

Benedict Elder, A Cosmopolitan Paradise.

charms formulas spells

The problem with sophistication is that one cannot rid oneself of it.

Hunter Hogarth, Raised by Wolves.

squeak and gibber

Talented at recommending good behavior, not at engaging in it.  That was Pauline.

Christina Rubb, The Awful Puzzle.