Stories by samclemens

Wishing and Hoping: Card Tricks, Love Spells, and Methods of Escape

The origins of children’s literature

During the Nazi Occupation of Norway, Humor Was the Secret Weapon

America's First Medal at the Nazi Olympics Was for Town Planning

Left-Handed Penmanship Contests for Civil War Vets After Amputation

Selected Translations from “Factory Stories”

Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s

Social Circles Collide on a Dance Floor. Then a Brawl Ends in Death

How to Write a Novel

Unblinking Eye: The infinite rewards of immersion in Proust

Among the Lizard People: Silent Connections at the Reptile Expo

Is cursive handwriting making a comeback?

The Last Florida Indians Will Now Die: The Westward Plight of the Apalachee

The Art of Distillation

Abraham Wald and the Missing Bullet Holes

Flannery's Farm

The 19th century saw a soda fountain arms race

American Literature Needs Indie Presses

The Dread and Bewilderment of Walking in Circles

A Twitter adaption of “Ulysses” reveals the secret of Bloomsday

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