Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Solla, Solla, Solla

n.
an incantation whispered privately to yourself to celebrate the loss of something or someone you loved, which almost makes it feel like a deliberate renunciation, consciously deciding to relinquish them to an earlier part of your life.

Latin solla, whole, unbroken + Sesotho fasolla, to disconnect + Estonian las olla, let it be. Pronounced “suh-lah, suh-lah, suh-lah.”

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Mahpiohanzia

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Kinchy

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Treachery Of The Common

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Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them