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Assumed Etymology
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Assumed Etymology

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May 26, 2022
Oil painting of apricots in a basket on a black background
Basket of Apricots, Louise Moillon, 1634

Jen Feroze lives by the sea in Essex, UK, with…

Today, a brand new word crossed my path. ‘Apricate’ – to bask in the warmth of the sun upon your back. I choose to imagine nomenclature’s gods twining it with apricots at the root. They give us permission to hold summer in our blue fruit bowl, to take honeyed comfort from the way these tiny globes blush luminous with August love; catch the evening light and seem to glow.
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Jen Feroze lives by the sea in Essex, UK, with her husband and two young children. Her work has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Capsule Stores, The Madrigal, The 6ress and Doghouse Press. Her first collection, The Colour of Hope, was published in 2020. Find her on instagram @the_colourofhope and on Twitter @jenlareine.

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