Object Oriented

Stories — fiction and nonfiction — about significant objects.

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Teapot

An anonymous masterpiece of material culture.

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Letters of Transit

They’re bargained for and killed for and they’re worth sacrificing marriages for.

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Calculator Watch

I didn't understand my watch wasn't so cool until I saw it on Hall's wrist.

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Duct Tape

What happens when you’re sick of using all that duct tape?

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Magnatiles

I was unprepared for the deeply satisfying click.

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Thewlis Sock

This sock represents everything I aspire to in the world.

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Iverson Sneakers

The Questions’ name is a cheeky reference to Iverson’s nom de play, “The Answer.”

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Tone Bar

A magic finger that can make an electrified plank sing.

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Fish Scaler

When I look at the fish scaler, I see my family’s frugality and ingenuity.

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