dennis scharnberg

footfalls haunted him

“No, Miriam, I simply cannot signify,” admitted Dwayne.  “Not today.  Perhaps never again!”

Anselm Bligh,  A Collection of Miniatures.

happily ever after

Today, everything is amazing; and if not that, it is ironic.  Or it is iconic.  Or awesome.

Roger Hedgecook,  Stolen and Sold for Parts.

delicious peach cobbler

“Stop strangling me,” demanded Marcia.  “I’ll not stop,” stated Adam.  “I shall continue with the strangling.”

Jason Starling, ed.,  Adventures in Narrative Parsimony.

to the rescue

Ellen of Troy

Embarrassment is a force.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

killing the host

“That bird,” said Ellen, “might just be the most important thing in the world right now.”

What world?” demanded Tom.

Chadwick Graves,  One Damned Thing After Another.

frivolity and display

Faith in yoga.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

captains and mercaptans

To think well of himself.  That was Frank’s primary concern.  It was an endless (and thankless) struggle.

Jason Starling, ed.,  Adventures in Narrative Parsimony.

flying away again

“It was the deceit that mattered,” said Dr. Gowan, “not anything in particular that was covered up.”

Rubina Malcolm,  The Black Box.

no damned good

“I am a face model,” she whispered.  “Watch how they light me perfectly.

Diana Moone,  Living Well.