adj. struck by the poignant strangeness of other people’s homes, which smell and feel so different than your own—seeing the details of...

adj. longing to disappear completely; to melt into a crowd and become invisible, so you can take in the world without having to take part...

n. the lulling sound of a running dishwasher, whose steady maternal shushing somehow puts you completely at peace with not having...

n. a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head—a crisp analysis, a devastating comeback, a cathartic...

adj. feeling a sense of loss upon finishing a good book, sensing the weight of the back cover locking away the lives of characters you’ve...

Part 1: Between Living and Dreaming Seeing the World as it is, and as it could be Definition The fear that originality is no longer...

Word Number 5 Occhiolism Part 1: Between Living and Dreaming Seeing the World as it is, and as it could be Definition n. the awareness of...

Word Number 4 Scabulous Part 1: Between Living and Dreaming Seeing the World as it is, and as it could be Definition Adj. proud of a...

Part 1: Between Living and Dreaming Seeing the World as it is, and as it could be Definition n. the moment you look around and realize...

Part 1: Between Living and Dreaming Seeing the World as it is, and as it could be Definition n. the longing to wander off your career...

Part 1: Between Living and Dreaming Seeing the World as it is, and as the World as it could be Definition n. the amniotic tranquility of...

I was recently introduced to an incredibly interesting book called “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” by John Koenig via a TEDTalk. It’s...