At Night

n. The road-like reflection of the moon on water.... more

n. Staying up late and having an enjoyable time with friends.... more

adj. The color of a faded, dying leaf.... more

n. The itch on the upper lip before drinking whiskey.... more

adj. Shocked upon noticing an obvious detail in something you see daily that you had never seen before.... more

n. The fear of major life changes, even ones you've been anticipating for years.... more

n. A glint of goodness you notice in someone unexpectedly.... more

n. The fear that you're no longer able to change.... more

n. The eeriness of places left behind.... more

n. The primal trance of watching a campfire in the dark.... more

n. The otherworldly atmosphere just before 5 a.m.... more

v. Finding yourself bothered by somebody's death more than you would have expected, even if they were only an abstract presence in your life.... more

n. A tiny jolt of awareness that someday you will die, leaving you with a profound realization of life's impermanence.... more

n. Nostalgia for a time you never experienced.... more

n. A sense of loneliness looking up at the night sky.... more

adj. Suddenly aware that you're more than halfway through a positive experience.... more

n. A recurring thought that strikes late at night, often forgotten but resurfaces, quietly building a nest.... more

n. The half-forlorn, half-escapist ache of a train whistle howling in the distance at night.... more

n. The quiet poignance of your own responsibility for someone, with a mix of pride and fear and love and humility.... more

n. The tendency for social networks to magnify unexpected personality traits of people you know.... more

n. The art of dwelling on the past.... more

n. The complicated solitude of hotel rooms late at night.... more

n. A sincere emotion that seems to wither into mush as soon as you try to put it into words.... more

n. The lulling isolation of driving late at night.... more

n. Alienation from the crude machinery of your own body.... more

n. The disorientation of stepping outside a movie theater into unexpected darkness.... more

n archaic. Medieval joke with a drawbridge.... more

pl n archaic. Unsavoury moat parts from armour.... more

n. Noisy old hotel plumbing at night.... more

n. Loud but undisturbing burglar alarm.... more