The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Upper Midwest's third-largest compendium of the outer spatters of the emotional palette. Our mission is to harpoon, bag and tag wild sorrows, then release them back into the subconscious.

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JOHN KOENIG is a freelance creative serf based in St. Paul, Minnesota where he attended Macalester College in the early part of the century. He enjoys piano jazz, deep image poetry, sauvignon blanc, canyons and nostalgia.

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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

scabulous

adj. proud of a scar on your body, an autograph signed to you by a world grateful for your continued willingness to play with her, even when you don’t feel like it.

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