Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Blinkback

n.
the disillusionment of revisiting a pop-culture touchstone of your youth and finding that it hasn’t aged well at all—having to confront its cringey dialogue, hand-puppet characterization, and wildly implausible plotting—which only makes you wonder what else in your mental fridge is past its expiration date.

Appalachian English (dialect) blinked, soured milk + back, in the past.

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Foilsick

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Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Dolorblindness

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Ludiosis

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Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Drisson

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Typifice

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Feresy

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Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away