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.”

Ironsick

a group of random devices

Tarrion

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The Til

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Amuse-Douche

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Agnosthesia

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Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Slipfast

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Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Anaphasia

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Fitching

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Burn Upon Reentry

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