“A Parkersburg Vocabulary” — David Berman

A Parkersburg Vocabulary by David Berman Sad Fingers (sad-fin-gurs) n. Nostalgia for an old area code. Ex: “He has sad fingers.” Hoxter (hock-stur) n. A fellow who lacks the energy to live up to his own sociopathic heritage. Roycambellside (roy-cam-bul-zid) adv. or adj. To be in the vicinity of Roy Campbell. Blue Emberton (blu-embr-tun) n. A wealthy man who Continue reading A Parkersburg…