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

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