Where the document becomes a liturgy of attention.
About the Work
A.J. Vellum writes in the space where record-keeping meets revelation.
Their work explores bureaucracy as liturgy and the ethics of white space.
Current projects include Protocols for Vanishing Things, Documents on Vanishing, and The Republic of Lost Socks.
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Featured Project
Pick one active book — e.g., Documents on Vanishing.
Structure:
- Title + Phase tag (e.g., Phase Ⅱ)
- Logline (2 sentences)
- “Read Excerpts” button (links to
/projects/documents/) - Optional pull-quote in Quiet Gray:
“The archive speaks only in light it cannot contain.”
Selected Poems
Show 3–4 poems with short excerpts (first 3–5 lines only).
Example block:
Minutes from the Universal Committee on Silence
<first two lines>
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Formatting:
- Use two-column grid on desktop, one column on mobile.
- Background: Paper (#FAFAF7)
- Titles link to full poem pages.
- Each has its Phase chip (Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ).
CTA → View All Poems
Essays / Poetics
Show 1–2 essays or dispatches:
Protocolic Poetics
On the ethics of record-keeping as sacrament.
[Read Essay ›]Newsletter / Sampler Invitation
Minimal, centered block:
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“Five Protocols for Vanishing.”
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- Form integrates with Brevo.
- Styling: small font, Quiet Gray text, no border box — a line of communication, not a “form.”