Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper
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Fear-Anxiety
Excitation-Agitation
Frustration-Overwhelm

Karanoia

n.
the terror of the blank page, which can feel both liberating and confining, in both the limitlessness of its potential and the looseness of its boundaries.

Japanese 空の (kara-no), blank. Pronounced “kar-uh-noi-uh.”

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Mottleheaded

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Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Burn Upon Reentry

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The Kick Drop

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Vulture Shock

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Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building
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