diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plug/_neorg.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plug/_neorg.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 90cb520..0000000
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plug/_neorg.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-require("neorg").setup {
-    load = {
-        ["core.defaults"] = {},
-        ["core.norg.concealer"] = {},
-        ["core.norg.completion"] = { config = { engine = "nvim-cmp" } },
-        ["core.norg.qol.toc"] = {}
-    }
-}
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
index 7068891..f557fba 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -67,10 +67,15 @@ return {
         requires = { 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons', opt = true },
         config = function() require('plug._lualine') end
     }, -- writing
-    { 'vim-pandoc/vim-pandoc-syntax', ft = writing_ft },
-    { 'vim-pandoc/vim-criticmarkup',  ft = writing_ft }, {
+    { 'vim-pandoc/vim-criticmarkup',   ft = writing_ft }, {
+    'mickael-menu/zk-nvim',
+    config = function() require('zk').setup({ picker = "telescope" }) end
+}, {
     'quarto-dev/quarto-nvim',
-    dependencies = { 'jmbuhr/otter.nvim', 'neovim/nvim-lspconfig' },
+    dependencies = {
+        'jmbuhr/otter.nvim', 'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
+        'vim-pandoc/vim-pandoc-syntax'
+    },
     config = function()
         require 'quarto'.setup {
             lspFeatures = {
@@ -115,14 +120,7 @@ return {
     {
         "folke/which-key.nvim",
         config = function() require("which-key").setup {} end
-    }, {
-    "nvim-neorg/neorg",
-    config = function() require("plug._neorg") end,
-    dependencies = { "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim" },
-    version = "*",
-    ft = "norg"
-}, -- extensive organization plugin mimicking orgmode
-    -- fuzzy matching
+    }, -- fuzzy matching
     { "nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim", build = 'make' }, {
     "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
     dependencies = { "nvim-lua/popup.nvim", "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim" },
@@ -180,15 +178,23 @@ return {
     config = function() require('plug._lsp') end,
     event = "VeryLazy"
 }, -- and completion
-    {
-        "jghauser/papis.nvim",
-        after = { "telescope.nvim", "nvim-cmp" },
-        dependencies = {
-            "kkharji/sqlite.lua", "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
-            "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim", "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter"
-        },
-        ft = writing_ft,
-        rocks = { "lyaml" },
-        config = true
-    }
+    -- { -- REQUIRES custom `yay -S --asdeps lua51-lyaml invocation` AND is suuper slow
+    --     "jghauser/papis.nvim",
+    --     after = { "telescope.nvim", "nvim-cmp" },
+    --     dependencies = {
+    --         "kkharji/sqlite.lua", "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+    --         "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim", "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter"
+    --     },
+    --     ft = writing_ft,
+    --     rocks = { "lyaml" },
+    --     config = function()
+    --         require('papis').setup({
+    --             papis_python = {
+    --                 dir = "/home/marty/documents/library/academia",
+    --                 info_name = "info.yaml",
+    --                 notes_name = [[notes.qmd]]
+    --             }
+    --         })
+    --     end
+    -- }
 }