The Til

The Til

n.
the reservoir of all possible opportunities still available to you at this point in your life—all the countries you still have the energy to explore, the careers you still have the courage to pursue, the skills you still have time to develop, the relationships you still have the heart to make—like a pail of water you carry around in your head, which starts off feeling like an overwhelming burden but steadily draws down as you get older, splashing gallons over the side every time you take a step.

From the till, a shopkeeper’s register filled with unspent change + until.

Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Anaphasia

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

Typifice

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

Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine

Sitheless

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

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols