7
Pieces
2 live · 5 in draft
Vol I · Issue 01Spring · 2026Published 2026-04-20
Editor: A. TuretmisCC-BY-SA 4.0
Vol I · Issue 01.
Spring 2026. The founding issue — manifesto, two precedent essays, field notes from the first Aegean site visit, and the quarter's decisions log.
§ 01 · Editor's letter
Spring 2026 — the founding issue.
From the editor of Issue 01.
A journal is a discipline before it is a publication. The discipline is this: if we believe a thing strongly enough to build it, we owe the future a trace of why we believed it.
Issue I is the founding issue. It lands the documents that made Kont legible enough to start, pairs them with the first real field work from the Aegean site, and looks backward at two traditions we draw from and refuse to copy. The decisions log closes the quarter honestly — what we settled, what we changed, what we deferred.
Issue II opens to guest contributions. If you work at a clinic, a production cooperative, a land trust, a research group whose work shares our grain, write to us. The editor’s inbox is hello@kontproject.com.
§ 02 · Contents
7 pieces.
2 live · 5 in draft. Titles and reading times are provisional — pieces ship when they're done, not before.
- Editor's letter On building slowly. A. Turetmis · 5 min read · live
- Essay The Dunbar number, the service floor, and the shape of a small settlement. A. Turetmis · 11 min read · draft
- Essay What the kibbutz teaches — and what we have to do differently. A. Turetmis · 17 min read · draft
- Field note First walk of the Aegean site — March 2026. A. Turetmis · 6 min read · live
- Field note Notes from the Kayseri co-op registration office. A. Turetmis · 4 min read · draft
- Research Closed-loop water in Aegean rainfall — the feasibility sketch. KONT research brief · 9 min read · draft
- Decision What we've settled, what's still open, what we've deferred. Decisions log Q1 2026 · 3 min read · draft
§ 03 · By number
In this issue, by number.
Reading-time is honest; word count is an estimate at ~220 wpm. Author count is unique across every piece in the issue.
~12k
Words
estimated · 55 min of reading
3
Authors
unique bylines across the issue
0
Guests
solo voice · opens Issue II
§ 04 · Next issue
Summer 2026 · dispatching Q3 2026.
Summer 2026. Guest slot opens to aligned institutions, clinics, production cooperatives, and researchers in residence.
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