Forgotten flight: The lonely voyage of Apollo 6, and the terrible day it happened.
On April 4, 1968, an unmanned rocket blasted off from Florida. Turned out it was a good day to leave Earth.
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Behind the Scenes: Millard Fillmore, The Conspiracy Theorist President.
Interiors: Olden Church, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Toward a theory on the death of the Republican Party.
The first concept art for “Faraway Star” is out!
Historic Painting: “The Choice of the Bride” by Konstantin Makovsky, 1886.
Behind the Scenes: Canberra, Liner Too Late.
The Verge
Forgotten flight: The lonely voyage of Apollo 6, and the terrible day it happened.
On April 4, 1968, an unmanned rocket blasted off from Florida. Turned out it was a good day to leave Earth.
Interiors: Olden Church, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Toward a theory on the death of the Republican Party.
Historic Painting: “The Choice of the Bride” by Konstantin Makovsky, 1886.
Behind the Scenes: Canberra, Liner Too Late.
Strange synchronicity: Finishing an antiwar novel in a time of war.
War is a toy for stupid and feeble-minded leaders.
The Outer Garden
The first concept art for “Faraway Star” is out!
Here is a scene from my upcoming science fiction novel, out (probably) this summer.
My history with a tragedy: How TWA Flight 800 taught me about critical thinking.
Photo: A beautiful dawn on an ordinary winter day.
Interiors: Den at “Slabsides,” John Burroughs’s rustic cabin, West Park, New York.
Fire off Long Island: The S.S. Lexington disaster.
A timely warning: The prophetic words of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Year’s end: The best of the Garden in 2025.
The Inner Garden
Behind the Scenes: Millard Fillmore, The Conspiracy Theorist President.
My latest video profiles the strange life and odd beliefs of the 13th U.S. President.
Behind the Scenes: TWA, The Rise & Fall.
It’s Not Love, Actually: Watch me do an about-face on the world’s worst Christmas movie.
Behind the Scenes: China’s Long Revolution, 1900-1950.
Behind the Scenes: Brazil in the World Wars.
Searching for a story: A look at my chaotic writing process.
