dennis scharnberg

wicky wacky woo

I ink, therefore I alm.

Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

ruined and undone

It is not that the mirror lies, it’s that mirrors are opaque.

Nigel Swoone, Old Theories of Time.

 

intending to deceive

Marcus had formulated an opinion concerning “certainty.”  And he was eager to share it with all acquaintances.

Gareth Spence,  She Braved All.

little to do

I have no interest in being “right.” In the sense of courting agreement.  I harbor no illusions concerning agreement.

Axel Porphyrie, Doing Without Knowing.

numbers always lie

Desiring grace means that you do not have it.  Cannot?

Alice Trinculo, Speaking to Sparrows.

upon the water

Someone—who was it?—wrote of the “tragedy” of mechanical systems.

Titus Musgrave, Carthago Delenda Est.

up and scoot

“Everything is past,” said Holmes.  “The future holds nothing.”

Agatha Vox, When Everything Was Singing.

it never came

Helen decided that she had no more to say concerning Andrew’s delusions of adequacy.

Trent Bendix, Patricia Knows Best.

tissue of lies

Kent yearned for stardom, yes, but did he own the shallowness necessary for that status?  There lay the question.

Stephanie Biggers, Cat Farming in Nigeria.

becoming a monster

“No, Janet.  I certainly did understand your perplexity.  And I am sure that a fire poker is a wonderful implement.”

Ruth Ledgerwood, Death by Logic.