dennis scharnberg

pins and needles

A proposition to disprove:  that cleverness is prerequisite to being a fool.

Dennis W. Sylvester,  Confessions of a Moon Man.

a slow drip

“I am walking a large and distinctive dog,”  thought Nigel to himself.  “Won’t someone—won’t anyone—indicate that they admire me?”

Benedict Elder, A Cosmopolitan Paradise.

spill the beans

New cultural axiom:  Any experience that we do not like, or do not want, is an experience that is bad for us.

Jackson Currothers III,  The View From the Cauldron.

get rid of

“Then, something happened,”  said Gareth.  “And because it happened to me, it was especially important.”

Trent Bendix, Patricia Knows Best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reality distortion field

Who can possibly be bored?  Who?  And how?

Jason K. Broadus, The Ice of My Dreams.

as good as

A world ruled by common sense—now what would that look like?

Jason K. Broadus, The Ice of My Dreams.

bucket of bones

Most futures are ordinary.

Terence Theodore,  Proverbs for a New Era.

hickory dickory dock

It was a shade of lavender that I shall never forget.  And great bunches of hair.  Thick blonde hair.  And then, of course, there was the blood.  The streaming blood.

Victoria Salt,  A Compendium of Opening Lines.

up for grabs

Languages are funny.  All of them.  If you don’t believe me, just listen to one.

Dennis W. Sylvester,  Confessions of a Moon Man.

seductio ad absurdum

Why is logic so important?

A.  It is soporific.

B.  It mocks us.

C.  It is rarely prurient.

D.  It provides distraction.