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.

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Zielschmerz

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

Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine

Fygophobia

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

Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Lockheartedness

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

Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

Arroia

people standing on a stage

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Vaucasy

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