Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Mogging Folly

n.
the act of deliberately squandering your time, lazing about as if none of this is worth a damn, letting precious hours spool away slowly like the string of a runaway kite.

From mog, to enjoy one’s self in a quiet, easy, comfortable manner + folly, a foolish act.

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Manusia

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Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Viadne

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Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Lookaback

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Dorgone

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Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil

The Kick Drop

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