Present-Tense

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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.

Loss Of Backing

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Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Ghough

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Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

On Tenderhooks

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Looseleft

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