The first video I've posted in three years—a peek into the "Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows" book, now available from Simon & Schuster
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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words for emotions written by John Koenig. Suggest emotions here: obscuresorrows@gmail.com
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IT'S HERE. "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows" is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local bookstore. A dictionary of made-up words for emotions that we all feel but don't have the words to express. From Simon & Schuster: bit.ly/3z1RYvH
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Oh man, this one defines me. PRE-ORDER your copy of “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” here, from Simon & Schuster: bit.ly/3z1RYvH
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The book is coming in less than a week! PRE-ORDER your copy HERE: bit.ly/3z1RYvH Or get the audiobook, narrated by the author from inside a tiny closet in Minneapolis!
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A friend who's dormant on Twitter has this to say:
"Given the general hype about the pursuit of happiness (which I think is counterproductive), this might be the most necessary book for our times."
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THE BOOK IS HERE! 300 pages, 70% new definitions, including longer essays, otherworldly illustrations, and some thoughts on language and the meaning of life.
Pre-order your copy HERE: bit.ly/3z1RYvH
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Why we need new words to describe those feelings like the desire to be struck by disaster.
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congrats on being used in last nights "American Crime"!
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As unabashed lovers of language and words, we can’t recommend The Dictionary of highly enough sylvain.co/2f8
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Kudoclasm: When Lifelong Dreams Are Brought Down to Earth youtu.be/vPHuRnixxWM #ApocalypseSky1 @Sky1 #ad
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Sonder: The Realization That Everyone Has A Story. How would I use Sonder in a sentence?
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YU YI, noun. It's easy to chuckle at the many dramas of youth, but hard to admit how much you kinda miss them.
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Ambedo: a kind of melancholic trance in which you become absorbed in vivid sensory details (youtu.be/osrvO9Q3PtI)
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Nodus Tollens: When Your Life Doesn't Fit into a Story
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DOOS Episode 7: Opia - n. the ambiguous intensity of eye contact
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anemoia: nostalgia for a time you've never known
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onism: the awareness of how little of the world you’ll experience [NEW VIDEO]
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