Flichtish

Flichtish

adj.
nervously aware how much of your self-image is based on untested assumptions about yourself—only ever guessing how you’d react to a violent threat, a sudden windfall, a huge responsibility, or being told to do something you knew was wrong.

North Frisian flicht, maybe. Pronounced “flik-tish.”

Mcfeely

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1202

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Trueholding

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Viadne

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Ioia

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Manusia

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Tarrion

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Liberosis

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Nementia

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Punt Kick

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The Meantime

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Malotype

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Elsing

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Bareleveling

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Heartspur

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Waldosia

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Fitzcarraldo

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Pax Latrina

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Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

The Giltwrights

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Mornden

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Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Los Vidados

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