Heartspur

Heartspur

n.
an unexpected surge of emotion in response to a seemingly innocuous trigger—the distinctive squeal of a rusty fence, a key change in an old pop song, the hint of a certain perfume—which feels all the more intense because you can’t quite pin it down.

From heart + spur, a spike on a heel that urges a horse to move forward.

Siso

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

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Wellium

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

Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Ameneurosis

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

Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs