dry pocket, n. the phantom vibration of a hip whose corresponding pocket is phoneless ...
contact high-five, n. an innocuous touch by someone just doing their job--a barber, yoga instructor or friendly waitress--that you enjoy more than you'd like to admit, a feeling of connection so stupefyingly simple that it cheapens the power of the written word, so that by the year 2025, aspiring novelists would be better off just giving people a hug.
maison d'etre, n. satisfaction with the decisive sounds of arriving home, from surfing the gearshift into park to clacking open the deadbolt, a morse code reminder that your greatest power is to renounce what you most want to hold onto.
