using it upAn inventory, not a haul
read 14 SEP 2026The letter
94 entries73 published21 in the queue292 spoken lines21 with no lines72 photographs9 objects18 the longest run5 columns8.5 a weekread 14 SEP 2026

using it up/All entries/Finished it/062

every empty jar is a receipt for patience

18 JUL 2026Finished it4 spoken lines, 58 wordsthe jar, 5 of 14

Filed under

Finished it. Used all the way down to the last honest squeeze, with nothing waiting under the sink.

Every object here is a still from that entry's own footage.
The caption it went out with

proof of use.

The object
the jar, entry 5 of 14
Filed under
Finished it
Went out
18 JUL 2026
The lines
4 lines, 58 words
It counts
one
Also the jar
11 finished it, 2 still works, 1 noticed
02

You can't rush one. There's no way to skip to the end of a jar.

03

It only happens by showing up, a little at a time, for as long as it takes.

04

So an empty one is proof I stayed with something. I didn't expect that to feel like anything.

The rest of the shelf

14 entries are the jar. This is 5. Every object here is a still from that entry's own footage.

Open the jar