Object Permanence: An Essay

Gravy by Mary Beth Lasseter

Jun 10, 202618:42Arts

Martin Padgett wrote the feature essay “Object Permanence” for the fall 2025 issue of Gravy Quarterly, our sister publication. In the piece, he catalogs the objects we live with actively, those we tolerate like inanimate...

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