agarwhale

Paper Cities

The fire insurance maps of Charles E. Goad

Jan 5 • Annushka

7

December 2025

Saved by the Bell

The Great Vancouver Fire of 1886

Dec 29, 2025 • Annushka

5

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November 2025

"They will devour what little you have left"

In March 1915, Jerusalem faced an unlikely invasion.

Nov 25, 2025 • Annushka

6

July 2025

Overlanders

Americans who came to Canada during the Vietnam War

Jul 9, 2025 • Annushka

8

3

2

June 2025

A Conversation with Ellery

On madness, imagination, and The Notebook

Jun 20, 2025 • Annushka

9

January 2025

A few books I enjoyed in 2024

(In no particular order)

Jan 2, 2025 • Annushka

10

August 2024

Conversations in Home Depot

Featuring me, my mother, a toilet seat salesman, and a plague doctor

Aug 25, 2024 • Annushka

18

2

On "Bewilderment"

1. “Why are there so many books titled with abstract nouns?” my friend asked me, when I told him I was reading Richard Powers’ Bewilderment. It’s a good…

Aug 9, 2024 • Annushka

10

2

June 2024

On "The Overstory"

1.

Jun 23, 2024 • Annushka

11

4

A strange but lovely conversation in a grey taxi

I arrive in a parking lot on a Friday afternoon.

Jun 15, 2024 • Annushka

18

3

May 2024

August 2023

Good Evening, Vietnam

Reflections on WSDC 2023

Aug 8, 2023 • Annushka

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