“Like a summer storm, the ferment quickly passed,moving from explosive turmoil to exhausted calm in a few seconds.” — Dennis Vickers Ferment Copy Share Image
“Probing the corners of the room like a caged cat, fly caught in a jar, fart in an elevator.” — Dennis Vickers Probing Copy Share Image
“Thighs spread out on the seat like water balloons, frying eggs, spilled syrup.” — Dennis Vickers Thighs Copy Share Image
“Polish the young woman’s ego like wax on a wood floor, Shinola on shoes, spit on an apple.” — Dennis Vickers Polish Copy Share Image
“Disappeared like fog in a stiff morning breeze, teen revilers when a squad car creeps up the driveway, roaches when the kitchen… — Dennis Vickers Disappear Copy Share Image
“Your eyes flash like Fourth-of-July sparklers, headlights on a mountain road, sparks in a short-circuited toaster.” — Dennis Vickers Fireworks Copy Share Image
“No difference making a living with what’s between your ears and making one with what’s between your legs.” — Dennis Vickers Life Copy Share Image
“Like a fire alarm going off in your ear, sulfur up your nose, mouth full of sour milk, reality is what it… — Dennis Vickers Reality Copy Share Image
“She smoked like wet underwear on fire, swore like a slow hockey goalie, caroused like a cheerleader on spring break in Cancun,… — Dennis Vickers Cancun Copy Share Image
“Stop that!” Ghost Hemingway ordered. “It’s like teaching goddamned cats to walk on their back legs.” He sighed. “Standing eggs on end… — Dennis Vickers Hemingway Copy Share Image
“He believed, as many do, that the better the shoe, the more exercise wearing it provided. With shoes good enough, the wearer… — Dennis Vickers Fashion Copy Share Image
“Carmen blinked and shuddered like someone chewing a lemon ring, enduring a throat culture, challenging a habanero mano-a- mano. “Unbelievable.” She spat… — Dennis Vickers Carmen Blinked Copy Share Image
“Her eyes beamed over the top of the cup like Peterbilt high beams coming over a hillcrest, full moon rising over a… — Dennis Vickers Eyes Copy Share Image
“Alliteration is not a prostitute to be sold to every sailor who visits the port. This fine lady is a valuable literary… — Dennis Vickers Alliteration Copy Share Image
“For most of human history people owned other people. Then, only a hundred and fifty years ago, our ancestors figured out that… — Dennis Vickers Bad idea Copy Share Image
“Suddenly, she emitted a loud, long fart, like air escaping a beach ball, exhaust pipe of a Model T, tire-inflating hose at… — Dennis Vickers Fart Copy Share Image
“Wrinkles appeared and disappeared as he squinted his eyes and relaxed them, like someone peering into a strobe light, police car-top beacon,… — Dennis Vickers Blink Copy Share Image
“Snatched away like socks glommed off the sale table at Wal-Mart, dog treat snapped up by an eager German Sheppard, mouse picked… — Dennis Vickers Animal Copy Share Image
“High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with… — Dennis Vickers Beauty Copy Share Image
“Respect the world and it takes care of you; disrespect her and she kicks your ass.” — Dennis Vickers Disrespect Copy Share Image
“My mind spun like the flywheel on an antique John Deere, merry-go-round during second-grade recess, hard spun roulette wheel.” — Dennis Vickers Psychology Copy Share Image
“You’re the only you you get in this life! Show a little appreciation!” — Dennis Vickers Appreciation Copy Share Image
“She pinched her lips tight together, like someone considering a foul smell, three-legged dog, ugly baby.” — Dennis Vickers Simile Copy Share Image
“Divided like boys and girls at a summer camp, egg whites and yolks in grandma’s lemon-meringue-pie recipe, dogs and cats in pet… — Dennis Vickers Camp Copy Share Image
“Smiled like a homecoming queen, Pit Bull Terrier with a new collar, actress on the Letterman show.” — Dennis Vickers Homecoming queen Copy Share Image
“Change for its own sake doesn't make life more interesting; it only makes it different.” — Dennis Vickers Change Copy Share Image
“Karaoke divides humanity into two groups: those who don’t want to sing and shouldn’t be compelled, and those who do and shouldn’t… — Dennis Vickers Karaoke Copy Share Image
“Flipped through memories like old copies of National Geographic, pages in a yellowing high-school year book, cable-television channels looking for a baseball… — Dennis Vickers Ball game Copy Share Image
“If I sneezed, writers’ vitals would spew out my nose like bats from a cave mouth, fiery balls from a roman candle,… — Dennis Vickers Fiery Copy Share Image
“A surprising number, like options in the cereal aisle, liberal studies graduates working fast food, people who don’t know Shakespeare coined the… — Dennis Vickers Fast food Copy Share Image
“Now I felt exposed, on display like a puppy in a pet store window, strip steak in a butcher case, burglar caught… — Dennis Vickers Exposed Copy Share Image
“Her mighty eyebrow rose like a kite catching the wind, flock of geese fleeing a shotgun blast, excursion balloon departing carnival grounds.” — Dennis Vickers Copy Share Image
“The physical world exists, but that’s only the paint and canvas; that’s only the instrument we use to make music; that’s only… — Dennis Vickers Music Copy Share Image
“The bus’s wipers slapped out of synch, like poorly rehearsed ballroom dancers, arms of a neophyte swimmer dogpaddling, wobbling grocery-cart wheel and… — Dennis Vickers Copy Share Image
“Laughter erupted from her belly and shot out her mouth like pigeons through an open cage door, schoolchildren bursting into summer vacation,… — Dennis Vickers Humor Copy Share Image
