A Vision of Progress & Promulgation
Johnathon Victor Reese argues for a pragmatic application of Thelema's Law, emphasizing the importance of exposing needs, expanding awareness, and empowering
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Marginalia
On Keeping a Plant Alive Out of Spite
The fern was supposed to die within a month. It is still alive, entirely, I suspect, because I refuse to let it prove me right.
A Short Defense of Getting Lost
A phone in every pocket has made genuine, unbothered lostness almost impossible to find, which is a smaller loss than it sounds and a real one anyway.
In Praise of the Marginal Note
On the readers, forgers, and obsessives who left their handwriting in the margins of secondhand books.
On the Utility of a Junk Drawer
Every organized kitchen has one drawer that refuses to be organized. This is an argument that it is doing important work.
A Short History of Waiting Rooms
From the doctor's office to the DMV, an essay on the very specific boredom of institutional furniture.
Notes on the Grammar of Apology
The grammar of a bad apology is not hard to diagnose. It just moves the subject from the wrongdoer to the wronged, and everyone can feel it happen.
In Praise of the Unfinished Letter
The letters I never sent taught me more about what I wanted to say than any of the ones I finished.
A Brief Taxonomy of Doorbells
Long before you open the door, the doorbell has already told you who is likely on the other side of it.
