dennis scharnberg

Philosophy: Explanations by explainers who might not exist.

Callista Ralph, Alphabet Soup.

The salient feature of psychoanalysis—as in all psychology—is its dependability. Apply the method on any matter, and one is sure to come up with something.

Paul Uccelo, The Enigma of the Box.

“Her name is Gay Terebesy.”

“Terebesy? That’s an unusual name, isn’t it?”

“”She’s an unusual girl. And always was. A wonderful girl. Sparkling.”

Burton Hoyle, Getting There.

“Remember?” replied George, with only mild irritation. “Of course I’ll remember. All I do is remember.”

Lawton Trumbull, The Three Days.

It rained cats all morning long,

and dogs in the afternoon.

The sky was stitched of gingham,

The sun a lost balloon.

[from “On Thorny’s Farm”]

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

Social Media is just folks.

Roger Hedgecook, Stolen and Sold for Parts.

The internet was always a bait-and-switch. The “bait” was unprecedented access to information and entertainment. The “switch” was a surveillance state. We swallowed the former and now dwell in the latter.

Roger Hedgecook, Stolen and Sold for Parts.

“If his face is covered with tattoos, then you can forget about feelings. He is announcing that.”

Lawton Trumbull, The Three Days.

“You want to seem sincere. That’s the goal, Reggie. That is what we’re shooting for.”

Fenton Hardy, The Buried Chest.

Reject all discomfort.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.