Endzoned

Endzoned

n.
the hollow feeling of having gotten exactly what you thought you wanted, only to learn that it didn’t make you happy.

In sports, the endzone is the final goal, the end of the line—but at a certain point you have to drop the ball.

Thrapt

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Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Caucic

a close-up of a stone walking path

The Standard Blues

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Deep Gut

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Adronitis

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