Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Present-Tense

adj.
intimidated by the awareness that you’re in the present moment, right now, inhabiting the single fleeting second that exists, feeling like a surfer riding a cresting wave across an infinite sea, desperate to keep your balance, but unsure whether to lean forward or lean back.

From present, the moment at hand + tense, in a state of nervous strain.

Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Inerrata

a hand holding a broken cup

Mithenness

a person standing on the side of a road

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Zysia

a kite soaring above an empty landscape

Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Archimony

a person looking at broken furniture

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Scabulous

Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Ne’er-Be-Gone

Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Zielschmerz

Hemeisis