Essays
Essays · July 09, 2024
Captain William Bligh. The Mutiny on the Bounty. Oh, but there’s so much more to the story. Despite being a (jerk) his entire life, he rose through the ranks of the Royal Navy, even becoming the governor of proto-Australia at one point. Talk about failing up.
Essays · September 22, 2023
A tantalizing tale of how Saint Mungo rose from a melodramatic medieval birth to the pinnacle of, well, Glasgow, working with just a zombie bird, a spontaneously combusting tree, and a fish with a penchant for jewelry.
Essays · August 31, 2023
A stubborn case of the coughs kept me in Chicago for three days longer than I'd planned. But because I'm so very sensible, I devised a solid plan for getting better fast.