dennis scharnberg

hullabaloo and shindig

“Systems have needs,” said Hogarth.  “Not like you or me, mind you.  But needs nonetheless.”

Rubina Malcolm,  The Black Box.

flock of blackbirds

…the past considered as a box of old photographs….

Ann Schupbach,  The Perfect Reader.

making things better

hip-hope

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

work of art

…a bridge is a tautology.

Godfrey Daniel,  Inspecting the Time Domain.

eating and drinking

“I regard it as possibly the worst thing that has ever happened,”  snapped the old boy.  “And I do not anticipate being given a posthumous award when others are eventually forced to recognize the truth of this!”

Griffin Poindexter,  Particle Swarm Theory: More Stories.

bathing in ice

The function of Vogue is to warn women about the coming fashion trends.  To prepare them.

Dorothy Edwin,  Nicole Is Defunct.

cart before horse

“I wonder if you could write that down for me,” said Martin with a jovial voice.  “That way I won’t forget.”

Jack Dawes,  Circus Interruptus.

bait and switch

“Something else altogether is going on in my work,” said Matthew.  “It definitely is not expression.”

Jane Chetwynde,  The Have-Not Faradays.

just sailing along

They lack historical awareness.  Consequently, the current moment always strikes them as being unprecedented.

Jason K. Broadus,  The Ice of My Dreams.

above all else

Being honest to the reader is a form of lying.

Dennis W. Sylvester,  Confessions of a Moon Man.