Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

Nowlings

n.
the total set of human beings alive at any given time, a group that nudges slightly forward whenever a new baby is born or the world’s oldest person dies, and turns over completely every hundred years or so; a random assemblage of billions of contemporaries who you feel an odd sense of connection to, because whatever problems we might face right now, we’re all facing them simultaneously.

From now, the present moment + -lings, inhabitants of.

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Vulture Shock

Cover image for the Vulture Shock word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil

Fygophobia

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

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

The Kick Drop

Cover image for the The Kick Drop word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows