James A. Reeves
A writer and designer in the Middle West who makes midnight mix tapes and writes about faith in the digital age. Read more.
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A writer and designer in the Middle West who makes midnight mix tapes and writes about faith in the digital age. Read more.
Midnight Radio
Ruminations, reverberations, and a five-track mixtape delivered 'round midnight on the 1st and 15th of the month.
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James A. Reeves

James A. Reeves

After the End

After the End

Historic Chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York
Prophets

Prophets

The Joshua tree was named by Mormons who thought they saw their prophet pointing to the promised land.
Desert Nomenclature

Desert Nomenclature

"Virga" is the name for precipitation that does not reach the ground.
Vegas Dust

Vegas Dust

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

100 Degrees and Snow

Every year I feel a little more vertiginous.
The New House by David Leo Rice

The New House by David Leo Rice

Lost Lake and Last Chance Mountain

Lost Lake and Last Chance Mountain

Last night I stayed up late and stitched together my favorite pieces of the Mojave.
Orientation

Orientation

Here I am at last, living in the landscape I’ve craved since the first time I drove across the country.
The Nightly News

The Nightly News

Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Michigan

The American School in London
London
Seven Years Ago, I Placed a Significant Bet

Seven Years Ago, I Placed a Significant Bet

Seven years ago, we debated how the world would end.
The Effects Are Deeper Than the Struggle to Remain Upright

The Effects Are Deeper Than the Struggle to Remain Upright

Why does the wind leave us feeling so exhausted and harassed?
A Scribble, an Exploded Rocket, and an Oyster Omelet

A Scribble, an Exploded Rocket, and an Oyster Omelet

Woke up the other day and watched a billionaire’s rocket explode.

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

Midnight Radio

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

Midnight Radio

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

Midnight Radio

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

Midnight Radio

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

Midnight Radio

Slowing down my favorite songs has become a spiritual practice.

Midnight Radio

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

Philosophy

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

Midnight Radio

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

Albums

The artist’s obsession becomes the listener’s obsession.

Essays
God 39
Art 31
Autobiography 29
Reading 27
Midnight Radio 25
Dreams 24
Influences 20
Weather 19
Grief 16
Movies 14
Process 13
Fiction 12
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