Dictionary of Negative Space

aaaaa^[3] – v. to drive and cry simultaneously:

In the quasi- privacy of her car as she commuted, she could not escape her overwhelming grief. As tears blurred her vision, she wondered how many accidents had been caused by aaaaa^[3]ing.

aaaaaaa ^[12] – v. to be provoked to tears by a sensory trigger before your brain even registers why you are crying:

After the funeral, her friends grew accustomed to her unpredictable bouts of aaaaaaa^[12]ing. They began driving her places because they feared heraaaaa^[3]ing could cause her to crash. 

^{aaaaaaaaaaaa [42]} – n. date that a person becomes older than a loved one who has died:

The aaaaaaaaa^[41]’s   aaaaaaaaaa ^[22]s grew louder and more agitated as the days crept closer to the aaaaaaaaaaaa ^[42] for her older brother.

aaaaaaaa ^[19]  – n. family or community that forms in wake of tragedy:

When the aaaaaaa^[81] started, she became more grateful for the aaaaaaaa ^[19] who were able to share her grief.

aaaaaaaa ^[48] – v. (becoming obsolete) to call the answering machine of a deceased person:

The semi aaaaaaaaa^[74]  could momentarily pretend that her mom was going to come back home soon each time she aaaaaaaa ^[48]ed.

aaaaaa^[1] – n. place where a deceased person was last seen alive by the speaker:

She did not register where her brother’s aaaaaa^[1] was until she passed it and was aaaaaaa^[12]ed.