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.”

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Looseleft

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Craxis

a tall house of cards

Agnosthesia

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Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Foreclearing

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Moledro

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Desanté

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