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Polar Impressions
October 2, 2026
Over the past few years, I've read dozens of accounts of Arctic journeys—some disastrous, some tragic, some triumphant—from the 19th and early 20th...
Notable Sandwiches #151: Pebete
September 25, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I eat our way through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
Notable Sandwiches #150: Xis Gaúcho
September 18, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I eat our way through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
Notable Sandwiches #149: Vegemite
September 11, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I eat our way through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, an...
Notable Sandwiches #148: Peanut Butter and Pickle
September 4, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I eat our way through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
Notable Sandwiches #147: Zapiekanka
August 21, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I eat our way through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
Notable Sandwiches #146: Peameal Bacon
August 14, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I eat our way through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
Notable Sandwiches #145: Yakisoba-Pan
August 7, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
Notable Sandwiches #144: Welsh Rarebit
July 31, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
Notable Sandwiches #143: Tuna Melt
July 24, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
Notable Sandwiches #1: American Hero
July 17, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
Notable Sandwiches #142: Turkey
May 8, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
Notable Sandwiches #141: Smörgåstårta
April 24, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
The Submarine of Czechia: Or, The Life of a Spy at Mar-a-Lago
March 10, 2026
A version of this short story was originally published in Flaming Hydra, an art collective I'm proud to be a part of. This is most definitely a work of...
Yearning for the Apocalypse
March 4, 2026
As chaos and violence break out across the Middle East in a war led by the US with Israel as junior partner, I wanted to revisit my research on Christian...
Notable Sandwiches #140: Sloppy Joe
February 27, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
Notable Sandwiches #139: Roti Bakar
February 20, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
February 13, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
Notable Sandwiches #137: Po' Boy
February 6, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
Notable Sandwiches #136: Peanut Butter & Jelly
January 30, 2026
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where David & I traipse through the garden of earthly delights that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
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