naked, adj.: The thrill of understanding that, for a brief moment, you are even more conscious of my body than I am
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David Levithan
David Levithan (born September 7, 1972) is an American young adult fiction author and editor. His first book, Boy Meets Boy, was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2003. He has written numerous works featuring strong male gay characters, most notably Boy Meets Boy and Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. At 19, Levithan received an internship at Scholastic Corporation where he began working on the The Baby-sitters Club series. Levithan still works for Scholastic as an editorial director. Levithan is also the founding editor of PUSH, a young-adult imprint of Scholastic Press focusing on new voices and new authors. PUSH publishes edgier material for young adults and is where Patricia McCormick got her start with 2002's Cut. In an interview with Barnes & Noble, Levithan claimed that he learned how to write books that were both funny and touching from Judith Viorst's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. He continues to work as both a writer and editor saying, "I love editing just as much, if not more than writing". Levithan's first collaboration with Rachel Cohn, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, was published in 2006 and adapted for the big screen in 200
name, n.: I take a residual satisfaction every time I say it, as if our relationship has become a part of its meaning.
nascent, adj.: I was guilty, early on, of liking everything you posted, wanting to leave signposts for how much I liked you.
natural, adj.: Doubt may be as inherent as the desire to breathe, but there are long stretches with you when I can forget about air.
necessary, adj.: A molecular balance of attachment and aloneness, the intensity of intersecting and the serenity of the solitary.
neck, n.: At first I thought you were exaggerating, that a kiss in that spot could get such a reaction. Repetition proved it genuine.
newfound, adj.: I discover that learning about us is also leaning about myself.
nickname, n.: It has to spring out of an unexpected moment that sticks; it cannot be designed or forced.
nictation, n.: I don't want to see you all the time. I just want the pauses to be not that noticeable.
nightbird, n.: You're asleep but I am still flying through the room, a mind of restless wings.
nightcap, n.: I wanted to be with someone who treated a hookup with a certain sophistication.
nightmare, n.: I have always been more afraid of the real than the imaginary, so I worry more about your well being than any ghoul or demon.
nightshirt, n.: I am comfortable enough with you to wear my most comfortable clothes in your presence.
nippy, adj.: When you put a chill in my heart, I burn harder.
nocturne, n.: The night isolates us in this bed, the darkness murking away the distractions so I can hold you and that can be enough.
nod, n.: After a certain point, it doesn’t need to be a yes – it’s just an acknowledgment of what’s already understood between us.
nomenclature, n.: I pay attention to how you introduce me, and get far too much satisfaction when you call me yours in some way.
nominal, adj.: Love cannot exist in name only, no more than the body can exist without the heart and blood and nerves beneath the skin.
nominate, v.: In the middle of the night, with adamant, sleep-deprived logic, I decide the one thing I'd bring to a desert island is you.
nonfiction, adj.: We’re sold the fantasy novel (called a romance), but we live the story where fantasies only work when they tie to what’s real.