The Terrible Now

The Terrible Now In A Conversation With A Friend Recently Discussing The Impending Publication Of This Latest Collection Of My Work The Subject Of The Title Surfaced. When I Remarked I Intended To Employ The Title The Terrible Now The Reaction Was Rather Mixed. The Central Question That Seemed To Go Begging Was What'S So Terrible About Now ? I Realized That A Good Point (Or Least A Valid Question) Had Been Raised. Despite The Overwhelming Negative Denotation And Connotations Associated With The Word Terrible I Believe In The Using The Term In Conjunction With Now Creates Alternative Possibilities To Understand What I Wish To Convey By The Terrible Now. Indeed If You Look Up The Word Terrible In The Dictionary The News Is Not Good. Synonyms Such As Fearful Frightful Appalling Dire Horrifying And Dreadful Are Predominate In The Definition.