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.”

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

O’Erpine

a person looking at a grave

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Mithenness

a person standing on the side of a road

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Appriesse

a blurry image of a person looking at mounted images

Innity

a neatly made bed with diffused light glowing

Hiddled

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

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Mornden

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

Ameneurosis

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

Eisce

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

Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

The Kick Drop

Cover image for the The Kick Drop word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows