Grid of Mild Concern

Blue Grid Security Envelope Pattern from the S.E.C.R.E.T. Archive

KINGDOM: Stationery (stationeria)

PHYLUM: Envelope (envelopia)

CLASS: Security (obscurifera)

ORDER: Geometric (geometrica)

FAMILY: Repetitive (formata)

GENUS: Squares (quadrata)

SPECIES: Blue (BLU)

NUMBER: 001

CONTRIBUTOR: Dan Shreck

COMMON NAME: Grid of Mild Concern

LATIN NAME: Minoris anxietatis reticula

CODE NAME: GEO_RPT_SQR_BLU_001_DS.jpg

SOURCE: Dan Shreck – Abstract Collage

FIELD NOTES:

Minoris anxietatis reticula is a species of soothing regularity—its fine blue grid security envelope pattern printed on white appears precise, whisper-thin, and subtly uncertain. Neither assertive nor fully confident, the pattern balances on the edge of formality, often mistaken for graph paper, architectural vellum, or the background of someone desperately trying to stay organized.

First documented wedged between a phone bill and a grocery flyer, this specimen thrives in correspondence that implies follow-up but provides no return envelope. The spacing of the lines hints at data entry, yet no entry is ever made. Researchers handling M. anxietatis frequently report a sensation not of acute stress, but of a gentler kind—ambient, persistent, and vaguely due by Tuesday.

Though common in circulation, the grid’s structural integrity is surprisingly high. It resists mis-folding and will often reassert its original crease lines when placed under weight. This is a pattern that asks nothing of you, yet still manages to remind you of unfinished tasks.

Behavioral Traits:

  • Emits a faint scent of pencil shavings and unrealized potential.

  • Frequently mistaken for productivity.

  • Indexes highest among patterns that “seem important but aren’t.”