THE THING Quarterly is a periodical in the form of an object. Each year, four artists, writers, musicians or filmmakers are invited by the editors (Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan) to create a useful object that somehow incorporates text. This object will be reproduced and hand wrapped at a wrapping party and then mailed to the homes of the subscribers with the help of the United States Postal Service. THE THING’s current year of subscriptions (issues 10-13) will begin with an issue by writer/radio personality (most notably from This American Life) Starlee Kine;and continue with issues by visual artist Chris Johanson; the clothing design collaborative DOO.RI, and end with an issue by Matthew Higgs. Back issue orders of THE THING ship out every Thursday.

From time to time, THE THING will release special side THING projects. These will not be a part of the quarterly. These projects will range in terms of price and production: sometimes free, sometimes not, sometimes limited and signed and sometimes neither.