Tag Archives: words

fensiveness – n. a knee-jerk territorial reaction  when a friend displays a casual interest in one of your obsessions. I think that some of us have some fensiveness about the things that we deeply care about if we worry about … Continue reading →

incidental contact high – n. an innocuous touch by someone just doing their job – a barber, yoga instructor, or friendly waitress – that you find more meaningful than you’d like to admit; a feeling of connection so stupefying simple … Continue reading →

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 →