Archive - Dispatches

This Is Where People Disappear

A visit to ICE in eastern Iowa.

Jul 10 •

June 2025

Some Notes on The Great Gatsby

Yes, I know that's not a copy of Gatsby.

Jun 9 •

March 2025

How long can that banner still wave?

In which your errant correspondent hoists the flag briskly, and lowers it, ceremoniously, at sundown.

Mar 22 •

November 2024

When in Danger or in Doubt

Go to the library

Nov 6, 2024 •

August 2024

And celebrate all kinds of families.

Aug 15, 2024 •

July 2024

Are You a Mother?

And other questions about the neighborhood.

Jul 28, 2024 •

April 2024

Or how not to stop one.

Apr 20, 2024 •

How to Promote Your Own Work

Actually don't ask me.

Apr 16, 2024 •

March 2024

The Girl from Western Civ

A little bit about where I’m from.

Mar 22, 2024 •

October 2023

Different times

The pandemic in three songs

Oct 21, 2023 •

No, we're not all "a little neurodivergent"

This is a lecturing edition of Dispatches.

Oct 2, 2023 •

June 2023

How to Write a (Work) Email

Because sometimes you have to

Jun 29, 2023 •

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