Mahpiohanzia

Mahpiohanzia

n.
the frustration of being unable to fly, unable to stretch out your arms and vault into the air, having finally shrugged off the burden of your own weight, which you’ve been carrying your entire life without a second thought.

Lakota mahpiohanzi, “a shadow caused by a cloud.” Pronounced “mah-pee-oh-han-zee-uh.”

Fardle-Din

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Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Redesis

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Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Aesthosis

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