Foreclearing

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Foreclearing

n.
the act of deliberately refusing to learn the scientific explanations of things out of fear that it’ll ruin the magic—turning flower petals into tacky billboards, decoding birdsong into trash talk, defracting a rainbow back inside its tiny prism.

Danish forklaring, explanation. Pronounced “fohr-kleer-ing.”

Zysia

a kite soaring above an empty landscape

Aftergloom

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Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Heartspur

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Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background