Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Keir

n.
an ill-fated attempt to reenact a beloved memory years later, returning to a place that once felt like home, only to find it now feels uncannily off, like walking through a wax museum of your own childhood.

Dutch kier, fissure or narrow opening, as in the midpoint of an hourglass. Pronounced “keer.”

Semaphorism

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Kinchy

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Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Inerrata

a hand holding a broken cup

Ledsome

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Flashover

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