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vol. 2, no. 45 | All Press
March 24, 2026
In the March edition of 5280 Magazine there is an article by Daliah Singer, titled “Find Your 3rd Place”, a nicely written and arranged collection of 36...
vol. 2, no. 44 | Breather
March 17, 2026
As a relief to me (and perhaps to you as well) we had far fewer things happen this past week. The days after PowerPoint Party are always without a major...
vol. 2, no. 43 | Clearance
March 10, 2026
Within any group of people of a certain size, secrets arise. Sometimes out of chance, sometimes out of need. And for reasons nefarious, beneficent, or...
vol. 2, no. 42 | Retreat
March 3, 2026
Last week there was a minor flurry in one of our group chats about a dream that Beth had had. In it, she shared, a bunch of Company folk were all living in a...
vol. 2, no. 41 | Footrace
February 24, 2026
After Glint last Tuesday, once we finished probably our third or fourth round of parting hugs at the bottom of the stairs, Madeleine and Andrew, both on...
vol. 2, no. 40 | This Is a Horse
February 18, 2026
Would you like a horse? You’d probably like a horse. Here, have this one. He’s a nice horse. A very fine horse. Absolutely nothing wrong or suspicious about...
vol. 2, no. 39 | Showing Up
February 11, 2026
You hear them give a presentation about something you have always cared a lot about. They talk about a project that really tickles your brain. Or maybe they...
vol. 2, no. 38 | Hiding
February 3, 2026
After almost a yearlong streak of dodging sickness I have again fallen ill. It’s nothing terrible (probably), but it’s enough to keep me partially away from...
vol. 2, no. 37 | Blinking
January 27, 2026
For the last few hours I’ve been staring and drafting and deleting and just watching the cursor blink. I write this part last, and it’s hard today. Locally,...
vol. 2, no. 36 | A Medium Good Place
January 19, 2026
Hello and welcome back! If you’re tuning into Paperwork for the very first time, I’m your host, Ivan Ruiz-Knott. Myself, my wife Livvy, and our dear friend...
vol. 2, no. 35 | Looking
January 12, 2026
Our first fourteen PowerPoint parties were hosted in Livvy and my apartment. We began by inviting everyone we knew and at our first one we had twenty people,...
vol. 2, no. 34 | Metaphorphosis!
January 5, 2026
Pope Gregory means little to me, but I love any excuse for a reflection, and it was so sweet to share, with some of you, your turn of year retro-and...
vol. 2, no. 33 | Substandard Tidings
December 28, 2025
On account of skeletal travels this will be a lighter issue (as was foretold). Some remained who kept company on a day or two this past week, but...
vol. 2, no. 32 | Nature
December 21, 2025
Have you heard the fable about the scorpion who wants to cross a river? And so he finds a turtle and is like “hey bro give me a ride across this river I...
vol. 2, no. 31 | Holiday
December 15, 2025
Okay, pay attention. Are you paying attention? I know you’re paying attention, Lauren T., but the rest of you— [Sigh] If you can hear me, clap once! If you...
vol. 2, no. 30 | Mediation
December 8, 2025
You’ll think to yourself, early on, that there should be a Company newsletter. Social media is the worst, and you especially hate it when businesses don’t...
vol. 2, no. 29 | Familiar Faces
December 1, 2025
[Whispering] Okay so there’s me, obviously, and you of course already know Livvy—my best friend and wife of almost eleven years. We brought the vegan mashed...
vol. 2, no. 28 | Gratitude
November 24, 2025
For the whiteboards from Gusto, claimed by Halie, that we rolled down 16th St., on which so many of us wrote our names so many times. The used Steelcase and...
vol. 2, no. 27 | Treachery
November 17, 2025
The night of Glint, while some of us sat in a warmly lit room hearing stories, people elsewhere in Colorado were allegedly seeing the northern lights. Were...
vol. 2, no. 26 | Times Change
November 10, 2025
It is so nice to cry because of beautiful things. It is better to have company either way. It’s a nice problem to have too many leads. Yes, you are also a...
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