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.

Drisson

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

Manusia

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

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

The Giltwrights

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

Mottleheaded

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

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source