Fightin' Words with...Nathaniel Lee Hansen

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