Fightin' Words with Katie Welch

Welcome to December's Fightin' Words. Katie Welch, owner of a hundred-year-old piano and one of this month's featured fiction writers, kicks us off with the single best word for: 

What I'm wishing for: proximity
Ugly holiday sweaters: cringeworthy
The shortest day of the year: candles
My sense of style: woolly
Finishing a book: ambivalence
Something that smells different than it tastes: victory
When everyone stands up to get off a plane: futile
Catching a glimpse of a full moon: twitterpated