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.”

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Routwash

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Fool’s Guilt

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Tillid

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Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Anecdoche

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