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.”

Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building

Fawtle

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

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Rubatosis

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

Idlewild

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

Momophobia

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

Licotic

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