“Joshua took another small sip from his wine glass as his gaze and his thoughts drifted away from the flat-screen television mounted above the marbled fireplace to ponder a roomful of sports jackets and pantsuits and in some cases cocktail dresses but only of neutral tones and minimal detailing if for no other reason than to avoid becoming the subject of the next petty scandal that would nevertheless send shockwaves through their haughty and insular world. The way they stood in their intimate clusters. Their drink glasses held in various poses of sophistication. And whenever they did bring glass to mouth in accordance with judiciously preset intervals it was also for show, as he believed was true of their subdued conversations, which, from where he was sitting, appeared to be nothing more than the unintelligible murmurings of barely moving lips. A whole list of observations came to mind. Not one of them flattering in any way. The atmosphere thick with that certain stuffiness and elitist redolence of an ivy league alumni fundraising gala. Of course, he readily admitted to himself that out of everyone in the room he was very likely the most materially bereft and least credentialed and that this stinging truth undoubtedly inflamed his plebeian impulse. But that’s not what was bugging him.” Dark HumorSocial CommentaryWhimsicalWhimsySocial CriticismCultural CritiqueSocial CritiqueCultural CriticismDark Humor QuotesSocial Commentary Satire Book:The Subtle Cause Source: The Subtle Cause
“But one thing he did know. They were sure going to miss these days when the world and their lives in many cases nearly came to an end.” End Of The WorldSurrealSurrealismWhimsicalEnd Of DaysEnd Of CivilizationEnd Of WorldEschatologicalEschatology QuotesWhimsical Quotes Book:The Subtle Cause Source: The Subtle Cause
“And then she landed, coming to a momentary rest. Just like that, she was done with the jumping and the skipping and the singing and the shouting and anything else to do with the superpowers that held all that was comprehensible into precarious alignment.” SurrealSurrealismWhimsicalWhimsySurrealisticSurreal Quotes Book:The Subtle Cause Source: The Subtle Cause
“She had poofy, teased-out brown hair that bounced off her shoulders with every high-flying skip and on her t-shirt was a spiraled sun with little wavy lines jumping off it to match the little wavy distortions in the air that were jumping off her. It was pure, unbridled energy and the sound of it hummed in his ears like when standing dangerously near a power transformer. Or maybe he was witnessing the origin story of the world’s first real superhero, and if so, she was probably going to draw her powers from the electromagnetic field itself.” EccentricSurrealismEccentricitySpeculative FictionWhimsicalWhimsySurrealisticGenre BendingCross GenreGenre Blending Book:The Subtle Cause Source: The Subtle Cause