dennis scharnberg

hard of whoring

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

Madeline and her associates first formulated a list of depravities—everything vile they could think of.  Next, they set about pursuing the depravities.  One by one.

Clifford Apogee,  Draining the Pools—A Collection of Stories.

Haight speech

Andrew Tertullian,  Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

“Dropping items from a considerable height.  Now, is there a word in English for that sort of thing?  Stivers?  What say you, man?”

Ralston Dowd,  A Spot of Bother.

“No, Jeffrey.  You don’t want to photograph everything.  Try cutting that by half.”

Diana Moone,  Living Well.

“What I was arguing upon, sir, was the proper time of day for a young gentleman to rise.  I said eight of the clock and he declared it noon.”

Trevor Walpole,  The Imperfect Stranger.    (1784)

“From a hippie commune to pornographic videos—that is such a great leap.  And then there was her horrible murder.”

Devona Twilly,  Shallowness, a Novel.

“Pay no attention to me,” urged the young man with the bullhorn.  “None whatsoever!”

Chadwick Graves,  One Damned Thing After Another.

“Oh, it’s Ice Road Truckers!”  exclaimed Edward.  “How pleasant.”

Brooks Westerby,  Squaresville.

“How dare you cast aspersions on him!” cried Mary.  “Just because he murdered his parents.  One day.  Many years ago.”

Brooks Westerby,  Squaresville.