Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Midsummer

n.
the point in your mid-twenties when your youthfulness expires as a valid excuse, leaving you accountable for your own station in life, even if you’re still only reeling from your past or planning for the future— which somehow makes time itself feel more urgent than before, until even the springtime pollen floating in the air reminds you of the coming snow.

Borrowed from the traditional feast of the summer solstice, after which all the days become shorter.

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Symptomania

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

Pâro

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

Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

Incidental Contact High

Cover image for the Incidental Contact High word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Covalent Bond

Cover image for the Covalent Bond word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows