A Suite of Nothings

I'm a bit scattered tonight, but I've read this a couple of times, I think I'm going ot just toss out thoughts as they hit me, please forgive the multiple short notes rather than one more well thought out know. 

First thought, should 'never-mind' be hyphenated? I'm trying to wrap my brain around that particular usage - which I find witty and interesting. It's something I've tried to do with varying degrees of success. In this case, I love how you did it. I wonder if the lack of hyphen makes it mean something slightly different than if you'd had it.