Tag Archives: words

flashover – n. the moment a conversation becomes alive and real, when a spark of rust shorts out the delicate circuits you keep insulated under layers or irony, momentarily grounding the static emotional charge you’ve built up through decades of … Continue reading →

midding – n. the tranquil pleasure of being near a gathering but not quite in it – hovering on the perimeter of a campfire, talking quietly outside a party, resting your eyes in the back seat of a car listening … Continue reading →

povism – n. the frustration of being stuck inside your own head, unable to see your face or read your body language in context, only ever guessing how you might be coming across – which makes you think of yourself … Continue reading →

hiddled – adj.  feeling of loneliness of having to keep a secret to yourself. I don’t know I am often hiddled. I don’t tend to keep secrets by myself. Often I do share with my wife, because it’s important to … Continue reading →