dennis scharnberg

Everyone is enabled—no, encouraged—no, begged—to spout off.

Roger Hedgecook,  Stolen and Sold for Parts.

Virtue:  Today, this word refers to things said.

Callista Ralph,  Alphabet Soup.

The first time I saw her, I thought to myself: Her face just screams “sociopath.”

Giles Coxe-Coburn,  Belief in Insects.

In a media culture, accusation by itself is sufficient.  Accusation confers guilt.

Christopher Jayne,  A Critique of Sincerity.

A moderation in the ridiculousness—that’s all we can really hope for.

Jethro Kyle,  Novel Methods of Argumentation.

December 3, 2005.  Sometimes it’s fun to chop up the old sayings: “Cleanliness is next.”

Reginald Boyington,  Dear Dreadful Diary.

Ernest squandered his afternoon pursuing uses for the word “porous.”

Trent Bendix,  Grieving for Margaret.

“Burning calories is such a noble thing to do,”  admitted Carlotta.

Agatha Vox,  When Everything Was Singing.

Gavin could not sit down, and he could not stop exclaiming about his epiphany.  He referred to it as “the Vision.”  Something about a book that is “sealed.”

Carla Marks,  The Murder Matter.

It came to my attention that Elaine’s ambitious schemes often collide with technical problems (i.e., the laws of physics).

Hilary Fewkes,  The Banality Killings.