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.

Tornomov

a cloudy sky and landscape

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Solysium

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

The Til

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

Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car