Month: June 2023

Victory Day

Sharon Carson I This week marks the 147th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a commemoration more commonly known as Victory Day among many members of the Lakota, Arapahoe, and Northern Cheyenne nations who defeated the United States 7th Calvary on June 25th/26th in 1876. The National Parks

The Ashes 2023

I would guess that most people everywhere know that last week was the first test match in the 2023 installment of The Ashes: the 140-year-old cricket rivalry between England and Australia. I can think of few sporting events as suffused with literary potential as The Ashes. Maybe a championship prize

A Summer Poem from Eric Marland

One of the odd situations in which Mediterranean archaeologists find themselves is being surrounded, from time to time, by people on vacation. It’s a reminder that for many people the summer months offer chances to go on vacation, make memories, and spend time with family. While my many years of

Poetry from Andrew Wittstadt

There is something about summer sunsets whether flavored by Saharan dust or smoke from wild fires. Andrew Wittstadt’s poem “Sunsets Like a God Damn Painting” is a brilliant reflection on those moments and how they have a kind of fleeting absurdity.  If you feel like you want to explore NDQ

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