Ryan Madej
@esotericemerald.bsky.social
Writer, Reviewer, Publisher and co-editor at Orbis Tertius Press. Esoteric scholar/heretic. Author of 6 books, most recently Aurora (2023)
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The late, great Tatsuya Nakadai in
Goyokin - 1969
Goyokin - 1969
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The late, great Tatsuya Nakadai in
Goyokin - 1969
Goyokin - 1969
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JONATHAN MARTIN, a novel - first page
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November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
JONATHAN MARTIN, a novel - first page
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Wisteria Bridge, Kyoto, Japan.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Wisteria Bridge, Kyoto, Japan.
From Evan Isoline’s “Deadmath”
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
From Evan Isoline’s “Deadmath”
To be working on a book about the afflictions of synchronicity, time manipulation, the Anima etc at this juncture is fantastic, if you’re into that kind of thing. Luckily, I am.
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
To be working on a book about the afflictions of synchronicity, time manipulation, the Anima etc at this juncture is fantastic, if you’re into that kind of thing. Luckily, I am.
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Please consider. Only requires your weird tale of coincidence. Your literary ability is not an issue. Theoretical reflections are welcome but by no means the emphasis here.
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Please consider. Only requires your weird tale of coincidence. Your literary ability is not an issue. Theoretical reflections are welcome but by no means the emphasis here.
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Toda Erika in Kimono. (Kyoto Kimono Yuuzen)
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Toda Erika in Kimono. (Kyoto Kimono Yuuzen)
Before the dark times…
October 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Before the dark times…
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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Blade Runner (1982) // Akira (1988) 💊
October 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Blade Runner (1982) // Akira (1988) 💊
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And the sky was happy until it heard about the coastal storm that’s coming.
October 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
And the sky was happy until it heard about the coastal storm that’s coming.
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my novel JONATHAN MARTIN has arrived at the publishers in Prague (photo courtesy of Louis Armand) | *out later this month*
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October 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
my novel JONATHAN MARTIN has arrived at the publishers in Prague (photo courtesy of Louis Armand) | *out later this month*
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For the inaugural issue of Draught Journal @draughtjournal.bsky.social:
On Bookmarks and Other Ruins—a reflection on the bookmark as a fragile site of memory, desire, and incompletion, accompanied by images of my own bookmarks.
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On Bookmarks and Other Ruins—a reflection on the bookmark as a fragile site of memory, desire, and incompletion, accompanied by images of my own bookmarks.
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On Bookmarks and Other Ruins
<p>There is something indescribably intimate about the act of interrupting one’s reading, the act of marking one’s place in a book, a subtle gesture t
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October 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For the inaugural issue of Draught Journal @draughtjournal.bsky.social:
On Bookmarks and Other Ruins—a reflection on the bookmark as a fragile site of memory, desire, and incompletion, accompanied by images of my own bookmarks.
draughtjournal.com/article/on-b...
On Bookmarks and Other Ruins—a reflection on the bookmark as a fragile site of memory, desire, and incompletion, accompanied by images of my own bookmarks.
draughtjournal.com/article/on-b...
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George Orwell’s Animal Crossing
October 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
George Orwell’s Animal Crossing
I often think about books that were probably written 50-100 years ago and probably still haven’t found their time in the Sun. Patiently waiting for readers to unravel their secrets and enigmas…
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I often think about books that were probably written 50-100 years ago and probably still haven’t found their time in the Sun. Patiently waiting for readers to unravel their secrets and enigmas…
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Lake Kawaguchi and Mt. Fuji
Koitsu Tsuchiya
Koitsu Tsuchiya
October 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Lake Kawaguchi and Mt. Fuji
Koitsu Tsuchiya
Koitsu Tsuchiya
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“This leather-bound edition of William Gibson is personally signed by *Count Zero*”
After a thousand, I’m hallucinating.
After a thousand, I’m hallucinating.
October 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“This leather-bound edition of William Gibson is personally signed by *Count Zero*”
After a thousand, I’m hallucinating.
After a thousand, I’m hallucinating.
The best books don’t provide you with answers, or even necessarily deep insights, but with more questions, threads and a sense of stepping into the Unknown.
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The best books don’t provide you with answers, or even necessarily deep insights, but with more questions, threads and a sense of stepping into the Unknown.
The I Ching is a profound mystery indeed, based partly on the interrelation of the elemental forces.
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The I Ching is a profound mystery indeed, based partly on the interrelation of the elemental forces.
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Beautiful Japan. Photography by hamapenguin on Flickr.
September 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Beautiful Japan. Photography by hamapenguin on Flickr.
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Furifu coordinate. Furifu is a Japanese fashion company.
September 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Furifu coordinate. Furifu is a Japanese fashion company.