Monkey's Dad's definitions

omniincidence

All things happening at the same time.

An opening and broadening of the concept of coincidence.

It had seemed a coincidence to board the plane and to find, through conversation, that he was seated beside the brother of the musician he was traveling to L.A. to record with. Years later, as the three of them finished their run at the Beacon, they laughed, agreeing that the concerts, the flight, the albums and everything in between were one, an omniincidence, events without sequence.

by Monkey's Dad November 23, 2021

Snake Lunch

The lowest state of being a person can attain, far lower than merely becoming 'toast'.

He felt certain that, after the multiple convictions which were looming, the 'leading candidate' would be snake lunch.

by Monkey's Dad November 23, 2023

abstruct

An abstract construct. How the once-real world feels to many, after weeks of social distancing and lockdown.

She knew they were real people on her screen, during the zoom meeting, sorta. The truth was, she saw it as an abstruct, which she hoped no one could tell.

by Monkey's Dad May 24, 2020

The Center of Our Happiness

In an erotically blessed couple, the woman's clitoris, focus of all devotion, from which emanates such intense energy, joy and transcendent oneness that her lover can think of nothing else. ... Excuse me. What were you saying?

In the middle of the day, apropos of nothing, she suddenly blurted, "the center of our happiness" and he knew exactly what she was craving.

by Monkey's Dad December 14, 2022

free range chicken

A person afraid of anything and everything.

She was terrified of Covid, afraid she'd suffocate wearing a mask, quaking over what effects the vaccine could have, phobic about getting close to anyone and mortified that she was being scarred-for-life by the emotional deprivations of social distancing. Dr. Kafween had termed her a Free Range Chicken, and now she was apprehensive about her next session, reasonably fearful of getting billed for a missed appointment with her analyst, who, she was afraid to admit, was rarely wrong.

by Monkey's Dad December 10, 2020

Repodemic

A pandemic, threatening to repossess the life and the world we thought we owned, because we didn't honor our end of the bargain.

So much that they had loved was gone, swiftly taken back in a massive repodemic.

by Monkey's Dad April 6, 2020

antisocial distancing

The misanthrope's currently-plausible excuse.

"We can't be too careful, can we?", he said, avoiding his friend's extended elbow and backing away. While everyone was doing it, he'd always done it, his antisocial distancing now conveniently disguised as responsible social distancing.

by Monkey's Dad March 14, 2020