Vellichor – the strange wistfulness of used bookshops
My heart finds it easier to breathe here. Surrounded by cracked spines, spread open wide, intimate details shared readily, because [...]
Rubatosis – The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat
I woke up hungry and I called for you, But there was no answer because you were gone. [...]
Monachopsis – The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place
The middle of the nightmare wake up call fantasy hotlines are currently busy. Please retry your curtain call, [...]
Opia – The ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable
I felt her moving behind me. My breath caught and held as I waited for a count of [...]
Sonder – The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.
“I am me. I create, process, analyze, contribute, engage. I inhabit my body though I sometimes forget it’s [...]