Word Garden Word List--Apathy

 

Hello, my little cubicle rats! This week's Word List is taken from Paul Neilan's absolutely hilarious nihilistic absurdist novel Apathy.  I am sorry to be slightly late getting this posted, but a combination of health concerns and Olympics addiction delayed me just a bit. 

Paul Neilan

The protagonist in this novel compares two women he is sleeping with by saying that sleeping with one (to get a break on his rent) makes him feel like a clown, but sleeping with the other makes him feel like a clown sitting on a splintered floor, holding a gun and crying. The banality of a co-worker's chatter makes him drop to a knee, knowing he could now never have children. It's a crazy tale full of very funny hyperbole, hopeless weary observations, and completely ridiculous scenes and characters. 

What we do here is to use at least 3 of the 20 words provided in a new original poem of our own. Then just link up, visit others, and then give Paul Neilan a badly-needed hug. This prompt remains active through Sunday!

And now, your List:

avocado

awkward

bumbling

cartoon

circle

deaf

furiously

gibberish

guinea pigs

helicopter

hilarious

kittens

letterhead

madness

murder

parole

queen

terrified

thumbs-up

writhed