We continue Fightin’ Words with one of this month’s featured flash writers, Kathryn McMahon. Enjoy her talent for compression in her story, “Rope Burn,” and here, as she picks the perfect word for:
1) The smell that brings you back to the best time in your life: Boat engine
2) Your last dream: Tsunami
3) Covering your tracks: Rolled-up carpet
4) Your sense of style: Biker-mermaid-librarian
5) What makes you cringe: fremdschämen
6) The hottest day of the year: cave
7) What you’re hungry for: #trustwomen
8) Addition to the dictionary: Ludicrosity
