Monkey's Dad's definitions

verisimehlitude

A work of art so enslaved to the reality of its source that it elicits no response.

The sculptor had worked very hard to do this. His sculpture was exactly life-sized, colored and textured to precisely replicate the thing it was imitating, and, standing in the gallery, it looked like a living, breathing security guard. Except that it was not breathing, nor was it living, nor did anyone recognize it as a work of art. Or feel anything about it. Or pay it any mind. An example of craft for craft's sake, it had achieved a state of verisimehlitude.

by Monkey's Dad June 22, 2021

coronawalrus

A thick-skinned survivor who, having seen it all, feels immune.

He had been a war orphan, a soldier, a refugee, a patient given no chance of survival, a coronawalrus without fear, volunteering to help others.

by Monkey's Dad March 24, 2020

9 minutes of silence

Observed by many, across America, to honor the life of George Floyd, murdered by asphyxiation.

In the sunlight of a spring afternoon, they stood together, side by side, and held a vigil - 9 minutes of silence - the time that George Floyd was pinned to the street and asphyxiated by the kneeling weight of a Minneapolis cop.

by Monkey's Dad June 2, 2020

2020WTF

A vanity license plate, issued in Maine.

She stared numbly through the rain coursing down her windshield, wondering if she were dreaming. There it really was, on the car in front of her, the truth of her life this year, the truth of everyone's life. 2020WTF.

by Monkey's Dad December 7, 2020

Introversy

A heated disagreement with oneself.

His desire to be famous and his need to be left alone had led him to this strange moment - on stage, in front of thousands of screaming fans, ready to walk off and go home, in a state of raging introversy.

by Monkey's Dad February 27, 2020

Cellphie

A photograph of one's self made with a cell phone, ie; almost any selfie.

Whether in front of the Hollywood sign or the Mona Lisa, her iPhone 11 was poised, ready on moment's notice to make another of her trademark cellphies.

by Monkey's Dad October 9, 2019

Last Man on Earth

Effectively, the man any woman happens to be with, under lockdown, for the duration of the coronaviral era.

"You have complaints? Please, feel free to find someone else, because right now I may as well be the last man on earth."

by Monkey's Dad March 30, 2020