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.”

Zverism

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Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

1202

Cover image for the 1202 word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Kinchy

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