Morning and Evening, Pt. V
Previously published: Morning and Evening, Parts I, II, III and IV Yossel feared both his mother’s rage and her sorrows, which came on without warning. In...
Notable Sandwiches #13: The BLT
Welcome to the weekly feature where, every Friday, I take another bite from the nigh-inexhaustible and deeply weird resource that is Wikipedia’s List of...
The Devil in D.C.
When you close your eyes, what do you imagine lives in the darkness beside you? There are so many things too small to see—microbes and molecules, protons and...
Morning and Evening, Pt. IV
Previously published: Morning and Evening, Parts I, II, and III Chapter 2 Yossel and Pawel parted at the church steps in the village square. It was later...
Morning and Evening, Pt. IV
Previously published: Morning and Evening, Parts I, II, and III Chapter 2 Yossel and Pawel parted at the church steps in the village square. It was later...
Notable Sandwiches #12: Beirute
Welcome to the latest installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I faithfully chronicle the bizarre and twisted document that is Wikipedia’s List...
Morning and Evening, Pt. III
Previously published: Morning and Evening, Part I and Part II “Good morning, Yossel,” Pawel called out. “Good morning, Pawel Janowic,” Yossel replied. When...
A Covid Diary
I tested positive for covid on my mother's birthday, and that night I couldn't sleep at all. I could see the faint blue line of the positive result glowing...
Notable Sandwiches #11: Beef on Weck
Last fall, when I first told my mother about this newsletter and the Notable Sandwiches project, the entry she was most looking forward to was the “Beef on...
Eugenics with a Smile
For some months now, I’ve lurked, somewhat shamefacedly, in a controversial Reddit community called r/HermanCainAward. It’s got just shy of a half-million...
Publishing Schedule Update
As the Sword and the Sandwich moves into 2022, we’re going to be changing things up a bit, moving to a Sunday-Tuesday-Friday publishing schedule. You’ll...
Notable Sandwiches #10: Bauro'd Time
Welcome to the latest installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I faithfully chronicle the bizarre and twisted document that is Wikipedia’s List...
Notable Sandwiches #10: Bauro'd Time
Welcome to the latest installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I faithfully chronicle the bizarre and twisted document that is Wikipedia’s List...
The Lost Supper
For two years running, now, I’ve wanted to throw a big dinner party. I’ve hosted a few in my time, and while they are often chaotic, as is my nature—the last...
The Lost Supper
For two years running, now, I’ve wanted to throw a big dinner party. I’ve hosted a few in my time, and while they are often chaotic, as is my nature—the last...
A Foul and Pestilent Congregation of Vapors
I have of late, wherefore I know precisely, lost all my mirth. I mean, that’s not what Hamlet says. He claims not to know why he’s lost his mirth, although...
A Foul and Pestilent Congregation of Vapors
I have of late, wherefore I know precisely, lost all my mirth. I mean, that’s not what Hamlet says. He claims not to know why he’s lost his mirth, although...
Notable Sandwiches #9: A Tale of Two Sandwiches
Welcome to the latest installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I faithfully chronicle the bizarre and twisted document that is Wikipedia’s List...
Notable Sandwiches #9: A Tale of Two Sandwiches
Welcome to the latest installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I faithfully chronicle the bizarre and twisted document that is Wikipedia’s List...
Morning and Evening, Part II
Subscribe now Continued from Part I “Hey Jew-boy!” A thin figure began to descend the steps. As he reached the bottom Yossel saw it was the one-eyed Pawel,...
Morning and Evening, Part II
Subscribe now Continued from Part I “Hey Jew-boy!” A thin figure began to descend the steps. As he reached the bottom Yossel saw it was the one-eyed Pawel,...
Abortion, Hypocrisy and the Will to Power
The principal lens through which I observe the American right is this: what looks like hypocrisy from the outside can be explained by the pure will to power....
Abortion, Hypocrisy and the Will to Power
The principal lens through which I observe the American right is this: what looks like hypocrisy from the outside can be explained by the pure will to power....
Notable Sandwiches #8: Barbecue Sandwich
One of the more notorious instances of political violence in American history was an all-out, one-sided beating on the floor of Congress in 1856. Two days...
Notable Sandwiches #8: Barbecue Sandwich
One of the more notorious instances of political violence in American history was an all-out, one-sided beating on the floor of Congress in 1856. Two days...
Morning and Evening, Part I
Throughout my life, I’ve been a big fan of fiction that started out serialized: the big, sexy, roiling novels that went any and everywhere, parceled out in...
Morning and Evening, Part I
Throughout my life, I’ve been a big fan of fiction that started out serialized: the big, sexy, roiling novels that went any and everywhere, parceled out in...
There's No Such Thing as a Lone Wolf
Humans tell a lot of lies about wolves. Having lived for so long on the outskirts of civilization, only interacting with man in times of dire necessity,...
There's No Such Thing as a Lone Wolf
Humans tell a lot of lies about wolves. Having lived for so long on the outskirts of civilization, only interacting with man in times of dire necessity,...
Notable Sandwiches Holiday Special: Frybread Riot
In lieu of pressing forward with the usual end-of-week culinary chronicle—and thus spending all week manically researching the hallowed barbecue sandwich,...
Notable Sandwiches Holiday Special: Frybread Riot
In lieu of pressing forward with the usual end-of-week culinary chronicle—and thus spending all week manically researching the hallowed barbecue sandwich,...
Antivaxx Holocaust
The perennial chorus of the conspiracy theorist is this: Did you know? Did you know? DID YOU KNOW? Wake up! Did you know the covid-19 vaccine has a microchip...
Antivaxx Holocaust
The perennial chorus of the conspiracy theorist is this: Did you know? Did you know? DID YOU KNOW? Wake up! Did you know the covid-19 vaccine has a microchip...
Notable Sandwiches #7: Bánh Mì
The bánh mì—a notable sandwich if ever there was one—is a product of colonialism and its attendant violence. In America, the sandwich is also a product of...
Notable Sandwiches #7: Bánh Mì
The bánh mì—a notable sandwich if ever there was one—is a product of colonialism and its attendant violence. In America, the sandwich is also a product of...
White Supremacy on Trial
This week, the judges presiding over two high-profile trials were in the news at the same time, and for diametrically opposing reasons. In Kenosha,...
White Supremacy on Trial
This week, the judges presiding over two high-profile trials were in the news at the same time, and for diametrically opposing reasons. In Kenosha,...
Notable Sandwich #6: Dear God, I Have to Write About a Bologna Salad Sandwich
Welcome to the latest installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I faithfully chronicle the bizarre and twisted document that is Wikipedia’s List...
Notable Sandwich #6: Dear God, I Have to Write About a Bologna Salad Sandwich
Welcome to the latest installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I faithfully chronicle the bizarre and twisted document that is Wikipedia’s List...
Ministry of Violence, Parts I—III
Edited by David Swanson This post contains all three parts of the “Ministry of Violence” series, published throughout October and November 2021, in one...
Ministry of Violence, Parts I—III
Edited by David Swanson This post contains all three parts of the “Ministry of Violence” series, published throughout October and November 2021, in one...
Ministry of Violence, Part III
All across the dreary little swamp of evangelical parenting books I’ve waded through over the past month, one woman floats to the surface again and again....
Ministry of Violence, Part III
All across the dreary little swamp of evangelical parenting books I’ve waded through over the past month, one woman floats to the surface again and again....
Notable Sandwich # 5: Death, Lies, and Baked Beans
Welcome to the fifth installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I alphabetically work my way through Wikipedia’s sprawling, mammoth List of...
Notable Sandwich # 5: Death, Lies, and Baked Beans
Welcome to the fifth installment of Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I alphabetically work my way through Wikipedia’s sprawling, mammoth List of...
Ministry of Violence, Part II
The response to the first installment of this series exceeded every expectation I had. Many readers felt moved to share painful aspects of their childhoods,...
Ministry of Violence, Part II
The response to the first installment of this series exceeded every expectation I had. Many readers felt moved to share painful aspects of their childhoods,...
Notable Sandwiches #4: All Hole, No Bagel
Welcome to the fourth installment of Notable Sandwiches, a project where I chronicle Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches through essay, story, recipe, and...
Notable Sandwiches #4: All Hole, No Bagel
Welcome to the fourth installment of Notable Sandwiches, a project where I chronicle Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches through essay, story, recipe, and...
Ministry of Violence
This is the first of a three-part series devoted to corporal punishment in evangelical Christian households. Today’s piece focuses on views of corporal...