Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Aponemia

n.
the peculiar quality of never having chosen to be born, which is shared by everyone else around you; the curious awareness that even though earthly life might be the most exciting party in the universe, somehow everyone in attendance had been dragged here by a friend or stumbled in by accident.

Greek απονέμω (aponémo), to bestow. Pronounced “ap-uh-nee-mee-uh.”

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Insoucism

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Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

The Whipgraft Delusion

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Los Vidados

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Caucic

a close-up of a stone walking path

Aftergloom

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The Mcfly Effect

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The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Kairosclerosis

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