Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Present-Tense

adj.
intimidated by the awareness that you’re in the present moment, right now, inhabiting the single fleeting second that exists, feeling like a surfer riding a cresting wave across an infinite sea, desperate to keep your balance, but unsure whether to lean forward or lean back.

From present, the moment at hand + tense, in a state of nervous strain.

Dolonia

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

Tornomov

a cloudy sky and landscape

Hemeisis

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

Querinous

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

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Zysia

a kite soaring above an empty landscape