Mornden

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

Mornden

n.
the self-contained pajama universe shared by two people on a long weekend morning, withdrawing from the world and letting the hours slow to a crawl, coming as close as they’ll ever get to pausing the flow of time, even as they know it’ll eventually rush back in all the faster.

From morn, morning + den, a comfortable room that affords private time. Pronounced “mawrn-duhn.”

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several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Anechosis

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

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces