Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Anchorage

n.
the desire to hold on to time as it passes, like trying to keep your grip on a rock in the middle of a river, feeling the weight of the current against your chest while your elders float on downstream, calling over the roar of the rapids, “Just let go—it’s okay—let go.”

From anchorage, a port at which ships may anchor. Pronounced “ang-ker-ij.”

Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Kadot

a person looking at an abstract spiral

Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Los Vidados

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Ghough

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Drisson

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