Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Galagog

n.
the state of being simultaneously entranced and unsettled by the vastness of the cosmos, which makes your deepest concerns feel laughably quaint, yet vanishingly rare.

From galaxy, a gravitationally bound system of millions of stars + agog, awestruck. Pronounced “gal-uh-gawg.”

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Jouska

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

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Dorgone

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

Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Foreclearing

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

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Ne’er-Be-Gone

Cover image for the Ne’er-Be-Gone word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows