Definitions by Monkey's Dad

dog dreaming

A sleep state, moving your arms and legs and making sounds, a manifestation of your dreams.

He could see that she was dreaming about running, her legs were going, and she was making little shouting sounds, dog dreaming, the way their poodle visibly dreamed of chasing deer.

dog dreaming by Monkey's Dad April 23, 2020

Charlatantrum

A temper tantrum thrown by an unqualified charlatan president, when questioned, opposed or exposed for his ignorance, pretense and lies.

"I say you're a terrible reporter!" the president fumed, when asked what he might say to reassure the American people. It was untethered to the real world, just another charlatantrum, meant to disguise his unfitness but only revealing it.

Charlatantrum by Monkey's Dad April 23, 2020

Viral Darwinism 

Natural selection as observed by Charles Darwin; the survival of those who can comprehend the nature of a virus.

'The "protesters" are proudly hastening their own extinction', she thought, as they chanted the name of their ignorant leader. 'Many of them will die in a fog of pure Viral Darwinism.'

Viral Darwinism by Monkey's Dad April 22, 2020

writer's dilemma

The challenge, going forward, of creating drama in a world stripped of actual human interaction.

He'd need to set his story in the past. Or in the distant future. How could he tell a 2020 love story of a couple wearing masks? Home alone, staring at screens? Storytelling required contact. For the next while, this would be the writer's dilemma.

writer's dilemma by Monkey's Dad April 21, 2020

daze of the week 

Trying to remember what day this is, in the locked-down, shut-in, stay-at-home world.

Was it Wednesday, Monday, Thursday? With nowhere to go, no one to see, they all became daze of the week.

daze of the week by Monkey's Dad April 21, 2020

air travel

Once a futuristic fantasy, soon a fairy tale of the magical past.

"Once upon a time, in the olden days, people would get into a metal tube, which would rise up in the sky, and when they got out of it, a little while later, they were in a completely different part of the world."

Yes, sweetheart, it's really true. It was called "air travel". Now, as soon as Daddy closes your door, take off your mask, close your eyes, and have sweet dreams.

air travel by Monkey's Dad April 21, 2020

nonline dating

Currently, the inadvisability of seeking a stranger online.

Her chronic belief that she'd discover a perfect man through the Internet was relegated, for the foreseeable future, to nonline dating.

nonline dating by Monkey's Dad April 21, 2020