James A. Reeves
A writer and designer in the Middle West who makes midnight mixtapes and writes about faith in the digital age.
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James A. Reeves
A writer and designer in the Middle West who makes midnight mix tapes and writes about faith in the digital age.
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James A. Reeves

James A. Reeves

A Staggering Kind of Stillness

A Staggering Kind of Stillness

A lone helicopter crossed the sky. The temperature dropped. Dogs barked. Birds stopped chirping.
Debris

Debris

There's beauty in repetition, the steady accretion that comes with committing to one thing day after day.
Altar

Altar

I share this because I'm fascinated by the totems and rituals of others.
Mysterium

Mysterium

As I left New York City, the driver played Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer” several times and never said a word.
On a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe

On a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe

An inauspicious flight number. The sound of the door closing. The metal roar of the engines.
Instead of Disappearing Completely

Instead of Disappearing Completely

I’m learning to find pleasure in the ultramundane and routine.
Why Am I in Ohio?

Why Am I in Ohio?

At first, I did not want to leave Vegas. Not so soon.
A Craving for Polar Horror

A Craving for Polar Horror

Polar horror is one of my favorite genres.
Mirrors to Deflect Danger

Mirrors to Deflect Danger

Eleven years sober and another year older.
Why Does the Brain Torture Itself?

Why Does the Brain Torture Itself?

I loathe these brutal nerves of mine.
Starting a New Big Thing

Starting a New Big Thing

I have a knack for taking the longest, most taxing route to common knowledge.
Loss Response

Loss Response

I loathe the moments when the suffering of others reminds me to be grateful.

You can feel the geography shift when you see all that big pine and cold water.

At some point the screen became the world, and now we’re haunting it.

The ghosts of old standards, summoned for whatever comes next.

Broadcasting from somewhere between the bells of a temple and the heat of a night market.

A tribute to David Lynch that roams through the ruins of vintage ballads and slow-motion noir.

Anything worthwhile rests on a knife’s edge like the delicate art of falling asleep.

Slowing down my favorite songs has become a spiritual practice.

This man was the antichrist. Yes, he was what the end of civilization looked and sounded like.

It’s tempting to classify Death Prom as mere nostalgia, but it is a complicated haunting.

A few minutes after midnight in the Mojave desert, a preacher appears on a dead radio channel.

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Notes on surviving the 21st century and a mixtape delivered 'round midnight on the 1st and 15th of the month.
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