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.”

Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

The Til

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Feresy

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Flichtish

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Fensiveness

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Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Apolytus

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Typifice

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Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Desanté

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Manusia

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Dorgone

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