dennis scharnberg

The world is filled with the obvious.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

“I can assure you, Doctor, that I am perfectly serious. He simply was that kind of cat.”

Will Davies, She Would If She Could.

“No, no. You’re not seeing it, Janice. He said that he wanted to paint a picture of a thousand words. All jumbled together, I suppose.”

Corliss Archer, Boarding the Crazy Train.

“No one lies to you for your benefit. Some might rationalize it thus. But no, sir!”

Giles Coxe-Coburn, Belief in Insects.

“When the internet is a faint and annoying memory. Then will I smile.”

Burdyce Goode, Wonderful With Dogs.

“Actually, Diana, I was kind of hoping it would be murder. I mean only murder. Without the horrible preliminaries.”

Ruth Ledgerwood, Death by Logic.

“We listened closely—almost desperately—to our visitors’ footsteps moving up the stairs.”

Georgina Hickes, An Ornamental Murder.

All buildings have a history. That much is obvious. But a room—any room—also has a history.

Lincoln Collings, The Past Regarded As a Small Bowl.

Lack of principles. Flexible principles. Which is worse?

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

“…but your rationalizations are entertaining, Annie. Quite so.”

Jonathan Steed, Down Under.