Revisionist History
October 9, 2026Revision is where a finished draft reveals how unfinished it really is—and where perfectionism has to give way to sending the damned thing.
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Newtown Battlefield, New York
August 29, 2026A visit to Newtown Battlefield in New York prompts a meditation on war, memory, liberty, and the very human costs hidden beneath the abstractions of history.
How Deep Was the Water? History, Fiction, and Verisimilitude
July 29, 2026How much water stood in Johnstown before the Great Flood of 1889—and how much does the precise answer matter? A novelist’s struggle with conflicting sources becomes a reflection on historical fiction, accuracy, and the deeper truth behind verisimilitude.
The Company Town: Fabric, Steel, and Beauty
June 28, 2026Unfortunately, while in Milan on a business trip, I was unable to have much in the way of time to tour the city. I […]
On the Scent
June 22, 2026A live update from inside the strange, gathering momentum of a new history project — the phase where research, notes, fragments, and instinct begin to pull the work forward.
Floods and grit.
April 17, 2026Floods and grit. That’s what we have so far in looking over These Restless Hills. But what of it? What is the story? Beyond […]