dennis scharnberg

Good Is Better Than Evil

Terence Theodore,  Proverbs for a New Era.

Chadwick was willing—one might say eager—to engage in mocking the knowledge of experts.

Mark Anthony,  The Tale of the Mirror.

“Murder is terrible,” said Whittaker in a low voice.  “Murder dispels all of our illusions.”

Harrison Wilmer,  The Michaelmas Killer.

Self-realization is a fraudulent enterprise.  Modernity’s little joke.

Jason K. Broadus,  The Ice of My Dreams.

Today’s easy times breed contempt for the hardships endured by our predecessors, whose efforts brought about the better days.

P. J. Cahoon,  The History of Crime.

Interpretation brings with it the willingness to redefine terms.  Such as the term “fact”.

Thomas Bedlam,  Jackdaws and the Problem of Speech.

They confuse feeling good with being good….

Mills Verbruggen,  The Isle of Dogs.

“I wonder, really,” Jack exclaimed to no one in particular, “whether Allison could even begin to fathom my sorrow.”

Myrtle Mawby,  Cabinets and Drawers, a Novel.

“Yes, but that is merely an answer,” fumed Jonathan, almost trembling.

Benedict Elder,  A Cosmopolitan Paradise.

Gilbert had been challenged to articulate a single sentence that could be regarded as being inherently ridiculous.  This is what he devised:  “There is a shortage of contemporary art.”

Roger Penberthy,  A Non-Newtonian Unpleasantness.