dennis scharnberg

swarm of locusts

“Yes, Andrea.  And the poet Shelley also held strong opinions concerning his own male member.  And concerning where it should be placed.”

Benedict Elder,  A Cosmopolitan Paradise.

the dull canal

Religious faith is not etiquette.

Pamela Hrothgar,  No Stone Unturned.

worth the candle

Jack found himself edging away again.  But where to?  Where did he go on those occasions when he had slipped away from them all?

Chadwick Graves,  One Damned Thing After Another.

 

select an adjective

“Hopefully this will kill the art schools!” exclaimed Harry, referring to the new interest in online learning.

Anselm Bligh,  A Collection of Miniatures.

meshobabb versus gaggalula

“…referring to books that have never existed,” offered Roland.  “You know, like Holmes’ monograph on tobacco ash.”

Giles Coxe-Coburn,  Belief in Insects.

carry me back

“It’s not courage, Janet.  I’m not courageous.  I am stubborn.”

Hilary Fewkes,  The Banality Killings.

desperately seeking admiration

Got spilt milk?

Godfrey Tooke,  Collected Aphorisms.

embrace the mess

Post-Modernism:  post-anemia anemia.

Nathaniel Bumppo,  The Final Word.

kettle of hawks

Humility:  no longer being your own audience.

Nathaniel Bumppo,  The Final Word.

bill of goods

Awake:  presumably no longer unconscious.

Nathaniel Bumppo,  The Final Word.