Daguerreologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Daguerreologue

n.
an imaginary conversation with an old photo of yourself, in which you might offer them a word of advice—to banish your worries, soak it all in, or shape up before it’s too late—or maybe just ask them if they thought you had done justice to the life they built for you.

From daguerreotype, a form of early portrait photography + dialogue. Pronounced “duh-gair-uh- lawg.”

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Austice

a leaf imprint in the mud

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Appriesse

a blurry image of a person looking at mounted images

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

O’Erpine

a person looking at a grave

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

Hailbound

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

Bareleveling

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

Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building

Feresy

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

Drisson

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

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Idlewild

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

Vulture Shock

Cover image for the Vulture Shock word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows