Cheryl’s mind turned like the vanes of a wind-powered turbine, chopping her sparrow-like thoughts into bloody pieces that fell onto a growing pile of forgotten memories.(Sue Fondrie) I also rather liked this one:
The grisly scene before him was like nothing Detective Smith had ever seen before, but there were millions and millions of things he had never seen before, and he couldn't help but wonder which of them it was.(Sean Griffin) - from the Miscellaneous Dishonourable Mentions.
The dark, drafty old house was lopsided and decrepit, leaning in on itself, the way an aging possum carrying a very heavy, overcooked drumstick in his mouth might list to one side if he were also favoring a torn Achilles tendon, assuming possums have them.
The first time I saw her she took my breath away with her long blonde hair that flowed over her shoulders like cheese sauce on a bed of nachos, making my stomach grumble as she stepped into the room, her red knit dress locking in curves better than a Ferrari at a Grand Prix.Apologies to those readers who saw all these long ago!
Harol Hoffman-Meisner
Greensboro, NC
Liebfraumlich... possesses the rare capacity to dissolve a mouthful of pasta without the inconvenience of chewing
Phillip Jensen ... says music like the Allegri 'Miserere' represents "the gaudy baubles of sacramentalism", and "an alternative gospel that we must never get tired of opposing".
