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A New Word: Funkenzwangsborstellung

funkenzwangsborstellung – n.  the primal trance of watching a campfire in the dark. I am not a big camper, but 3-4 times a year we usually go out with horses. Usually my wife rides and I relax, play guitar, and … Continue reading

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A New Word: Gobo

gobo – n.  the delerium of having spent all day in an aesthetic frame of mind, taking photos across the city, getting lost in an art museum – which infuses the world with an aura of meaning, until every crack … Continue reading

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A New Word: Harmonoia

harmonoia – n. an itchy sense of dread when life feels just a hint too peaceful – when everyone seems to get along suspiciously well, with an eerie stillness that makes you want to brace for the inevitable collapse, or … Continue reading

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A New Word: Ringlorn

ringlorn – adj. the wish that the modern world felt as epic as one depicted in old stories and folktales – a place of tragedy and transcendence, of oaths and omens and fates, where everyday life felt like a quest … Continue reading

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