Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Halfwise

adj.
suddenly aware that you’re more than halfway through a vacation or semester or other positive experience, noticeably closer to the end than the beginning, as if someone had flipped your mental hourglass overnight, turning a rush of fun surprises into a trickle of last hurrahs.

Norwegian Bokmål halvveis, halfway.

Holiette

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

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

The Meantime

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Burn Upon Reentry

Cover image for the Burn Upon Reentry word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks