dennis scharnberg

The picture is the story.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

“Listen very carefully,” sneered Ben, “an art historian is speaking!”

Augustus Bligh,  Crawlspace.

Brian could admit to one mistake.  Readily.  But not to two.  And certainly not to three.

Giles Coxe-Coburn,  Tooth and Claw.

“He has, by his own admission, entertained thoughts never before held.  By anyone.  Ever before.  Really.”

Will Bestwyck,  Letters From Mr. Palindrome.

“Take your chill pills, Joanie.  Damn it, come on!”

Gladys Huizinga,  Hard-Luck Dennis.

“Of course Jamison was able to fly in his dreams,” said Thornhill.  “But it was a silly way of flying.  And it was no damned good.”

Otto Klegg,  The Ellipse of Uncertainty.

Libby promised to scream her head off.  To one and all.  But she is an actress, so one would expect that.

Stephanie Biggers,  Cat Farming in Nigeria.

“My needs, Elizabeth? I don’t know what that means, but it sounds awful.”

Pryce Cummings,  Rattle Box.

The Enlightenment was a mistake.

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

“And just what the hell would you know about real life, author?”  Max was speaking directly to the page, directly to the little words lined up row after row.

Miles Fanshawe,  Theory of Oppression—A Collection of Stories.