Essays

Putin on a Show

As heat falls on Ukraine it is easy to forget the long build up to the Russian invasion, for weeks troops amassed on the border and fighter jets streaked the skies. It would’ve been in bad taste to invade during the Olympics, the athletes have enough pressure on them. Putin waited a whole four days after the wrap…

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Pascuales

When in Mexico you may find in the town square those of their golden years seated on a bench, they’ll be there all day, at peace, muttering this or that to their peers on benches close by…

Nonplussed Mussolini

A grandfather born in 1922 the year Mussolini seized control of Italy by uniting fascist groups in a march on Rome. Mussolini awaited the outcome of his command in Naples, however the capital siege went smoother than expected…

Going Away Party

You’d be hard up for a reason as to why Pumpernickel Valley has a reputation for missing persons, or UFO sightings other than it being two hundred miles northeast of Reno Nevada, and a working definition for the middle of nowhere…