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

Fool’s Guilt

Cover image for the Fool’s Guilt word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Volander

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

Kinchy

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

Idlewild

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

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Proluctance

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

Fawtle

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

Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal