We kick off a sizzling hot summer edition of Fightin’ Words with flash contributor Nathaniel Lee Hansen. Be sure to check out his story, “Unnamed Notebook,” if you haven’t already. Here, he gives us a pie that defies any word count and the single perfect word for:
1) The smell that brings you back to the best time in your life: rain
2) Your last dream: snakes
3) Covering your tracks: scribbling
4) Your sense of style: plain
5) What makes you cringe: plagiarists
6) The hottest day of the year: anniversary
7) What you’re hungry for: pesto
8) Addition to the dictionary: pestoriffic