Arroia

people standing on a stage

Arroia

n.
the wish that you could’ve enjoyed a dry run of your life—muddling through once quickly, then going back to do it all over again, this time for real.

Spanish arroyo, a dried-up streambed waiting for a storm, literally a “dry run.” Pronounced “uh-roi-uh.”

Amoransia

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Povism

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Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Anecdoche

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Falesia

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