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Mar 18

American History Eats Its Own Tail in Iran

America searches for a reason to be in Iran that doesn’t sound like a fib, “God made us do it,” and machismo word porn.

American History Eats Its Own Tail in Iran

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Feb 23

Joy Farming Alysa Liu’s Skating and Unplugging from the Rage Machine

We live in an age of constant outrage, with machines primed to feed us anger all the time, but we can choose to shrug it off and unplug.

Joy Farming Alysa Liu’s Skating and Unplugging from the Rage Machine

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Jan 23

Midnight Mettle and Close Encounters on Lake Michigan

Midnight Mettle and Close Encounters on Lake Michigan

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Jan 4

Touring Homes and Circling the Drain of Fate

How real estate intersects with everything, including your past lives.

Touring Homes and Circling the Drain of Fate

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Nov 18, 2025

Crafting Words While Circumnavigating DC and Placating Gun-toting Tenants

How I’m wading through word salads to put sentences on the page. And hey, are you already working with an agent?

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Jul 30, 2025

Riding Powder after the Bonesaw

Getting the adrenaline fix after installing titanium parts

Riding Powder after the Bonesaw

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Mar 10, 2025

Hope, Hype, and Hard Truths: A Promise of Unity Conflicts with Trump’s Past and Present Rhetoric

Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, voters believed the new president’s promises of unity and a new golden age, but his past and first month in…

Hope, Hype, and Hard Truths: A Promise of Unity Conflicts with Trump’s Past and Present Rhetoric

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Jun 25, 2024

Woke Wars: The Acolyte VS the Tradition of Star Wars

Legit criticism of The Acolyte, there is. But perhaps biased, the outrage is.

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May 7, 2024

The Backyard at Night

Poetry inspired by city living

The Backyard at Night

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Apr 17, 2024

How Dying in Sekiro is Like Getting Rejected in Writing

You will die but then you will get published

How Dying in Sekiro is Like Getting Rejected in Writing

Matthew J. Koehler

Matthew J. Koehler

Stories. Verse. Humor. Most of this is true. Bylines around the Web. Former editor of 'The Southwester' newspaper. Portfolio here: https://linktr.ee/MattjK

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