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yeah, a neat quick take, Bill, but I second Max’s suggestion… Doug On Feb 4, 2014, at 1:28 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 05/02/2014, at 7:15 AM, Bill Wootton wrote: > >> Afterspark report >> >> Fire in Hurstbridge >> she said blankly >> staring >> at her iphone screen >> reached for in bed >> post conjoinment >> >> oh it's ok >> it's been contained > neat compact telling of one of those fire-season moments in Victoria and elsewhere… > but: > > Is 'conjoinment' a word? > A Product of Evolution asked 2 years ago > Coming from the word 'conjoined'. > > > Ms. Worth answered 2 years ago > > I don't think it's a very good word -- even if the reader would know what you mean. > > If you need a noun form from the word "conjoined," maybe it would be better to use the gerund "conjoining." > > Is it a sly hint in the direction of 'coition'? > post-cooital? Douglas Barbour [log in to unmask] Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuation 2 (UofAPress). Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). Something else is out there godamnit And I want to hear it C.D.Wright