I was looking through the files on my computer today in an effort to see what could stay and what could be banished to my desktop recycle bin. I have a lot of old documents that are no longer needed, so a good cleanout was long overdue. It was then that I came across some … Continue reading Repurposing Old Writings
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Torschlusspanik
In medieval Germany, the gates to cities were closed and locked at nightfall. Those that had not yet returned were forced to spend the night outside the safety of the city walls, exposed to predators, thieves, and potential death. The fear of this was known as torschlusspanik; literally, “gate-shut-panic”. In modern English, the word has … Continue reading Torschlusspanik
