We are reading
Albert Camus!
18-02-25
COME TO THE LIBRARY OF BEING BOOK CLUB
Reading: The Stranger by Albert Camus
Where: The Cavendish Arms, Stockwell
When: Tuesday 18th March 2025, 7pm – 9pm
Space is limited! Get your free ticket here.
The Library of Being is a book club where we will explore books through the lens of consciousness and the human experience.
We will be discussing Albert Camus’ existential novella L'Étranger (The Stranger or The Outsider in English).
Our Friend of Ordinary Rachael Griffiths will be hosting again.
For our non-London friends, The Library of Being is, for now, an in-person-only event, but if you want to join the conversation, we welcome you to email in any thoughts you may have.
Call for Submissions! 27-01-25
We are now accepting submissions for our next issue. Issue 07 is going to be an exploration of our relationship to Reality.
What is Reality? That's for you to decide.
Questions to consider:
What constitutes Reality?
Is there a constant Reality, or are we living in our own constructed realities?
What shapes our perspective of Reality?
How does technology shape Reality?
How can we remain connected to Reality?
What we are looking for:
Art
Photo essays* (4-8 photographs)
Poetry (max 20 lines)
Essays (max 500 words)
(If you'd like to submit something that isn't listed here, please email hello@ordinaryzine.com with your pitch.)
*By photo essay, we mean a collection of photographs with a common theme/context. You may provide up to 200 words to be published alongside the photographs if you wish, to provide further context. This is optional.
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NOTE: Our next issue will be printed in BLACK & WHITE, please take this into consideration when submitting any visual pieces.
Deadline for submissions: 14th February 2025 đź’–
Submissions are on a voluntary basis only. Please only submit if you are comfortable with this.
We Are Starting
A Book Club!
20-01-25
THE LIBRARY OF BEING BOOK CLUB
Reading: The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
Where: The Cavendish Arms, Stockwell
When: Monday 3rd February 2025, 7pm – 9pm
The Library of Being is a new book club where we will explore books through the lens of consciousness and the human experience.
In the First Edition, we will be discussing Aldous Huxley’s seminal essay The Doors of Perception, an autobiographical account of the author’s first experience with psychedelic drugs.
We are pleased that the wonderful Friend of Ordinary Rachael Griffiths will be hosting the book club, which will run regularly throughout the year.
Get your ticket here.
For our non-London friends, The Library of Being is, for now, an in-person-only event, but if you want to join the conversation, we welcome you to email in any thoughts you may have.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye 13-01-25
Please help us perform a collective reality check by filling out our 2024 vibes survey.
Access the survey here.
Welcome Back 06-01-25
Today is a big day. First, we welcome our new team member, Brother Paul, a delightful soul through whom we are seizing the means of production. In short, he has been tasked with the vital role of delivering our creations from the pixelated realm into Reality.
We are also welcoming you to our new website. We are free from our previously square chains. It’s simple.
If you haven't yet got a copy of our beloved The Desire Issue, you can order one here. There are only 3 copies remaining. So be quick with it.
Now, some announcements.
- We are hosting an event! (Or are we?)
- Your Ordinary Needs You
- Instagram no good
It’s not you, it’s us, we need space.
We are looking for an events space/venue in Central/South London (not “North” or “East”.) where we can host an interactive event in the next couple of months. It must be free of charge! We don’t believe in “paying” for things like that*.
*Unless it’s seriously “reasonable” and benefits a greater cause i.e. not for “profit”.
If anybody has any leads, please send us an email: hello@ordinaryzine.com
If it’s not already obvious we plan to have our fingers in a few more proverbial pies this year. But to make it work, we need some extra not-so-proverbial hands.
Brother Paul is great, but he’s no Atticus Finch. We’re looking to recruit some volunteers to be part of the inner Ordinary circle.
We have some roles in mind already, but we’re open to hearing from anyone who wants to be involved.
Please register your interest by sending us an email letting us know who you are, your skills and experience and how you’d like to be involved.
We might use “instagram”, you probably came here from “instagram”, but ultimately we don’t know what “instagram” is. Sorry!
We might respond to a “DM” from you, but don’t count on it. If you want to contact us and receive a (somewhat) timely response, send us an email.
Get in touch: hello@ordinaryzine.com
Peace & Love
and to all a good night.