Word of the Day: sodden

1a :  dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages <sodden features>

b :  torpid, sluggish <sodden minds>

2a :  heavy with or as if with moisture or water <the sodden ground>

b :  heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking <sodden biscuits>

On Valentine’s Day, after downing his seventh beer at the annual singles’ mixer, Jim sat there, sodden, with the expression of a mannequin that had seen too much of the world – his face as blank as a freshly wiped whiteboard, staring into the void with the enthusiasm of a sloth on a lazy Sunday. Around him, couples danced like they were in a rom-com, while Jim, lost in his own soggy contemplation, was more like a forgotten extra in a B-movie about loneliness. His only companion was the empty bottle in his hand, which he treated like a date, even giving it a little Valentine’s Day kiss before realizing it wasn’t reciprocating.

N.P.: “Hurt” – Steve Welsh