Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Offtides

adj.
beginning to suspect that you’re living in a bizarre alternate reality, as if you had stumbled into a shimmering “What if?” thought bubble that somehow kept going, episode after episode.

After off, the state of being not quite normal or sane + offsides, a sports offense in which you find yourself on the wrong side at the wrong moment + tides, the normal ebb and flow of time.

Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above

Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Punt Kick

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

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Tarrion

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

Suente

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