dennis scharnberg

more and more

The entire apparatus of the theologian rejects the notion that the answer could be simple.

Chalmers van Nest, The Trivial Quadrivium.

resistance is futile

It rained all day.

And it rained all night.

The water ran heavy

in the creek with spite.

And the morning came back

with a timid light.

[from “The Wolverton Ballyhoo”]

Miles Bantry, ed., Mr. Roode’s Rustic Tales.

got to ramble

“There are so many ways to say no, Ellen. So very many ways. Choose one.”

Burnham Woode, A Circle of Radiance.

according to sources

The world of spirit might not be dazzling exactly, or breathtaking. But it is completely different.

Chalmers van Nest, The Trivial Quadrivium.

not even wrong

“Time is a thing, a separable thing.” No.

Ashton Wilkes, Mathematical Investigations.

tell me again

“We lie to ourselves, Emily. It’s a means of survival, I suppose. At least it is now, in this world.”

Lawton Trumbull, The Three Days.

gilding the lily

“That’s just a silly superstition, George.”

“Oh, really? Can you tell me something that isn’t?”

Karl Buckling, Time Domain Blues.

trimmed in gold

What postmodernism lacks is a hard floor.

Chalmers van Nest, The Trivial Quadrivium.

prospecting for gold

Rock Singer: diminutive; theatrical hair; loud screaming voice; silly attire.

Callista Ralph, Alphabet Soup.

don’t say it

“Those bricks appear to be flying, sir.”

“Yes, of course. But bricks will do that, Jason, if you will only let them.”

Adrian Caliban, The Magnificent Egglestons.