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.”

Harmonoia

Cover image for the Harmonoia word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Heartspur

Cover image for the Heartspur word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Pâro

Cover image for the Pâro word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows