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.”

Ludiosis

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The Whipgraft Delusion

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Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Vaucasy

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Wytai

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Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

The Meantime

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Scrough

a person working on the sidewalk

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Heartworm

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