dennis scharnberg

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man of letters

nose his onions

thong-in-itself

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

virtue without restraint

Speaking as an artist, Owen said that he was sorry.  He was sorry about everything.

Trent Bendix,  Patricia Knows Best.

good and ready

The way to justify a purely rhetorical approach is to claim that language is inherently rhetorical.

Hill Boothby,  The Dazzling Realm of Almost.

lucid new perceptions

Boris owned a peculiar hair-do.  That seems the only way to put it.

Gladys Huizinga,  Hard-Luck Dennis.

mending the world

The word “remarkable” is redundant in any statement.  A portable redundancy.

Tyrone Sommer,  Circling the Drain.

rules of evidence

We must remember this:  The Marxist just wants to learn.  To find out more about the world.

Anthony Falfurrias,  Pieces of Thought.

cover of darkness

Donald wanted to be admired for his struggle.  Not for any particular struggle, mind you.  But for struggling in general.

Grayling Scott,  An Inventory of Characters.

skip a beat

The physicist is a fellow who searches for his [lost] car keys under the streetlight, because that’s where the best light is.

Hill Boothby,  Essays on Disappointment Management.

straight and steady

It was a lovely day.  The sun was bright.  The birds were twittering.  A warm lazy breeze touched all surfaces.  And delicate clouds drifted so slowly.  Then, with no warning, the world came crashing down.

Victoria Salt,  A Compendium of Opening Lines.

crumb of comfort

“Yes, but when will murder come to be regarded as self-expression?”

Allison Cowling,  Night of the Detective.