vol. 2, no. 21 | Charismatic Megafauna
At the end of Jacob’s PowerPoint Party presentation he mentioned the term ‘charismatic megafauna’, which, as I understand it, refers to animals that are...
vol. 2, no. 20 | Daylight
Shortly after leaving college I began to realize that the thing I had liked most about the storytelling, poetry, and open-mic events we used to host and...
vol. 2, no. 19 | Make-Believe
This past Thursday, some of us got to attend the final Make & Tell of the 2025 season, and it was one of the very best. The Made Shop, who host the events,...
vol. 2, no. 18 | Repetition
Summery, my favorite seasonal celebration, is coming up next week (September 22), and with it the concomitant pondering. What did our lives look like at the...
vol. 2, no. 17 | Toxicology
My hunch is that the autopsy will show alarming amounts of nostalgia in the bloodstream. The forensic pathologists will confirm that it was ultimately a...
vol. 2, no. 16 | Harvest
Ivan Ruiz-Knott: Way back in the early days of our radio show, in episode 10, we talked about a peach tree that sits outside our studio here in Denver,...
vol. 2, no. 15 | Extraordinary Joys
Making a new friend. Little Man on a hot day. Noticing that you’ve tuned out the sound of the punch clock. Finally seeing the dog in the window again, and...
vol. 2, no. 14 | Loaners
Sometime Friday afternoon, between taking a photo of Jim and arriving at our house, my camera—the Sony with which most of the Paperwork photos have been...
vol. 2, no. 13 | Social Architecture
This past week, Mark, Livvy, and I went to check out a cohousing community in the city, and we had some really great conversations with some of the residents...
vol. 2, no. 12 | Not Illegal
There are many times for me when all of this feels a little surreal. I haven’t had a difficult life—not by a very long shot—but I have had a few moments of...
vol. 2, no. 11 | Time Sync
Lately, Livvy and I have been designing and programming a custom timer app for events at The Company. It’s a timer that can sync across devices, so that the...
vol. 2, no. 10 | Muhduh
Every once in a while it feels like we’re in a low-budget sitcom that can’t afford to shoot in very many locations. Often we’re just here, at the far end of...
vol. 2, no. 9 | Fans of the Company
We got so many new fans this past week. And by ‘week’ I mean the period from Sunday the 6th to Saturday the 12th. Paperwork is always a Sunday–Saturday...
vol. 2, no. 8 | Dog Days
It’s too hot to write a long intro just please come to something we’re super friendly we promise but also if you can help us make it less hot in here we’ll...
vol. 2, no. 7 | Bookend
How have you been? How are your parents doing? How’s your heart? What have you been consuming? What are you making? What are you thinking about? What’s...
vol. 2, no. 6 | Solstice
Happy Summer (to those who celebrate)! Of the seasons, it’s my least favorite. Too hot. Too many outdoor activities. But it commences the steady march toward...
vol. 2, no. 5 | Hives
It was a momentous week here at The Company. I got a website launched, there was a double rainbow (did you see it??), a tortoise meeting, a new gym routine,...
vol. 2, no. 4 | Resolution
Something I really like about being in a community of this kind—a thing I’ve mentioned before—is that there are so many stories taking place at the same...
vol. 2, no. 3 | Picnic
On the last day of May, you went to Cheesman Park, like so many others. You walked your dog, or rode your bike, or tore across the field on a motorbike, or...
vol. 2, no. 2 | Recess
As I write this intro, I’m in the panicky throes of helping prepare for a hijink (to be covered in next issue), so I’m going to skip the occasionally...
