dennis scharnberg

bingo bango bongo

Any conflicting perspective was regarded by Melanie as a personal assault, of unspeakable cruelty.

Timothy Waldo,  The Important Things.

kicking the can

“Let us replace things that work with things that feel good.”

Will Bestwyck,  Letters from Mr. Palindrome.

pick a card

Her face was pallid, as she lurked about on the lawn.  But that’s what moonlight will do.

Bertrand Thorne,  A Death on the Manor.

down the corridor

“Oh, not at all Jane.  I’m glad that I cannot remember it.  That way, I might be surprised.”

Myrtle Mawby,  Cabinets and Drawers, a Novel.

it is done

Societal order cannot be purchased.

Seth Palingroom,  The Philosophies of Cultural Exhaustion.

on the prowl

Deconstruction is the insinuating warm-up act for destruction plain and simple.  The ultimate intention is to rid.

Nigel Swarbrick,  A Bootful of Nails.

beware of actors

“Little things tell big stories,” said Lieutenant Pickering.  “And stories are all we have.”

Nicholas Crisp,  Unfit for Murder.

shelter in falsehood

“Constance is what I call terribly pretty,”  stated Winslow.  “Terribly, terribly pretty.”

Devona Twilly,  Shallowness, a Novel.

making a splash

“It is such fun being told what I think.”  There was the faintist smirk—almost nonexistent—on Christopher’s face as he whispered those words to Jenny.

Will Davies,  She Would If She Could.

foot upon plank

Gertrude Stein’s writing would be superlative if it were a parody of modernism.  Even so, a small dose would do.

Connor Eastwicke,  Fear of the Orthogonal.