Writing in the open.
A quarterly journal from the Kont network. Field notes, essays, research, decisions — and, starting with Issue II, guest contributions from aligned institutions, clinics, partner orgs, and researchers in residence.
Issue I · Spring 2026.
The first issue bundles the founding documents, the first field notes from the Aegean site visit, and two essays on cooperative settlement precedents.
- Editor's letter On building slowly. A. Turetmis · ~1,200 words
- Essay What the kibbutz teaches — and what we have to do differently. A. Turetmis · ~3,800 words
- Essay The Dunbar number, the service floor, and the shape of a small settlement. A. Turetmis · ~2,400 words
- Field note First walk of the Aegean site — March 2026. A. Turetmis · ~1,100 words
- Field note Notes from the Izmir co-op registration office. A. Turetmis · ~800 words
- Research Closed-loop water in Aegean rainfall — the feasibility sketch. KONT research brief · ~2,000 words
- Decisions What we've settled, what's still open, what we've deferred. Decisions log Q1 2026 · ~700 words
Titles and word counts are provisional — the journal goes to print the day Issue I is done, not before. Each piece becomes an MDX file in the repo at publication.
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