Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Yeorie

n.
a certain scent that has the power to sweep you back to childhood— the acrid funk of bug spray, the earthy sweetness of dead leaves on wet asphalt, the rebellious twang of gasoline fumes in the summer heat.

From yewthor, a pungent scent + yewre, water-bearer. Pronounced “yoh-ree.”

Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Austice

a leaf imprint in the mud

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Archimony

a person looking at broken furniture

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Inerrata

a hand holding a broken cup

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Archimony

a person looking at broken furniture

Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Volander

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

Attriage

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

Zverism

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

Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest