This Tender Mirror is a curated, chronological documentary dialogue recorded June–October 2025. The book is designed to read in two ways: as a continuous narrative arc (supported by short bridge notes between chapters) and as a reference-like archive a reader can enter at many points, following themes across the dialogue.
27 chapters of curated dialogue (preserving the lived cadence of the exchange)
Bridge notes that guide transitions and tighten the narrative arc
Essay of Precedence (epilogue) situating genre, method, and lineage
Chapter reading lists (sources aligned to each chapter’s terrain)
Appendices (tables/metrics; protocols; and a lineage-adjacent reading list)
Comprehensive glossary
Annotated source notes, bibliography and index
Read straight through for the developing arc of inquiry.
Experience interactions by theme and use the notes, glossary, and appendices as navigation.