Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Keir

n.
an ill-fated attempt to reenact a beloved memory years later, returning to a place that once felt like home, only to find it now feels uncannily off, like walking through a wax museum of your own childhood.

Dutch kier, fissure or narrow opening, as in the midpoint of an hourglass. Pronounced “keer.”

Fardle-Din

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Anthrodynia

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Slipfast

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Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage

Hanker Sore

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Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs