Moments that Suck as a Writer #001

Writers are  notorious for letching after new, interesting turns of phrase.  What worthy  ink slinger would  turn a cold shoulder  to lines such as  "a trombone and  whiskey town"? Or "the irresistible thrill of loathing"? Or Edith Wharton's description of a society ball: "varnished barbarism"?

The  problem  is  that  while  these  and  myriad  other phrases look terrific out of context, they do not always fit the  mood  of the  present  sentence,  paragraph, or page. When this occurs, the writer is obliged to make a hefty effort at self-control and save this pet verbal creation for a more appropriate time.