Objects of Desire

In Objects of Desire a writer meditates on an everyday item that haunts them.

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Objects of Desire

Objects of Desire

My Rosary

A priest from my childhood was convicted of embezzlement. Years later, he still informs my faith.
Nicholas Russell
November 27, 2024
Objects of Desire

The Creosote Sea

Finding peace in a humble desert shrub
Claire Vaye Watkins
October 30, 2024
Objects of Desire

Richard Pryor

A fiction
Hilton Als
September 9, 2024
Objects of Desire

Vintage Merch

Buying someone else’s history
Hanif Abdurraqib
September 9, 2024
Objects of Desire

Absolute Darkness

A curious disorientation
Lydia Davis
June 3, 2024
Objects of Desire

Tiger’s Eye Mala

The prayer beads that saw me through a feverish midlife crisis
Lauren Groff
May 22, 2024
Objects of Desire

Omega Constellation

Unwinding what I lost
Alexander Chee
April 10, 2024
Objects of Desire

Antique Medical Slides

Specimens of my past and future self
Leslie Jamison
March 20, 2024
Objects of Desire

Jars with Well-Fitting Lids

Seeing loss more clearly
Catherine Lacey
February 14, 2024