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.”

Anderance

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

Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil

Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Adronitis

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