dennis scharnberg

under the water

Deacon struck Sean.

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

power law fluid

I dreamt that I was sleeping.  And that I was dreaming.  Of sleep.

Ellis Nobodaddy,  The Theory of Ice.

what was said

The process of losing interest.  To become more aware of that.

Benjamin Alexis,  Thriving Under the Influence.

morass of bewilderment

“After all, you are an actress.  Tell us what to do.  Please.”  Kellen could not restrain himself—he was jeering at the TV again!

Justin Starling, ed.,  Adventures in Narrative Parsimony.

the passive voice

There are books out there on how to make a coffee table!  For all I know, there are books about how to want a coffee table.  They will publish anything.

John Philip Haught,  Zero Sum Ergonomics.

keg of nails

When “what if” and “what might be” and “what should be” predominate, then what is has come to be regarded as too boring even to consider.

Clem Tartessos,  Designing the Past.

in the saddle

The consequences of the western notion of cultural relativism?  Westerners can no longer know authenticity.  And what of those who promoted the idea?  What of them?

Winslow Crabb,  A More Satisfactory World.

belief in insects

November 1, 2002.  I recall someone saying aloud, “anthropology to the rescue!”  But for the life of me I can’t remember who it was (or what he had in mind).

Reginald Boyington,  Dear Dreadful Diary.

rub all out

Leftism—no matter what kind—is always a form of surrender.

Amanda Willcoxen, ed.,  The Philosophical and Literary Fragments of Gregory James Sallust.

swallow it whole

Science Fiction:  A reliable depiction of the present.

W. Karl Bavinger,  The Misanthrope’s Way With Words.