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This collection of essays represents what I feel is my best work on Everything2. I tend to stick to factual write ups, though I occasionally stray into social commentary.

Biography

Dr. Bethenia Owens-Adair
Edgar Lee Masters
General Tso
Jennie Wade
Little Augie
Ranald McDonald
Red Barber
Robert E. Burns
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Sacagawea
Sir John Reith
Uncle Tompa
Wong Fei-hung

Commentary

King Lear
Name hyphenation scheme
Taleban and women
Veal is a by-product of the dairy industry
Visit to the vet or alien abduction?

Crime and punishment

Chain gang
Prison Blues

Fauna

Bummer calf
Dan Patch
Harness Racing
Moles
Norwegian Forest Cat
Tent caterpillars

Flora

Empress of China
Foxglove
Prunes

Food and drink

Asian Cabbage Salad
Blackberry Jam
Cham-cham
Chanterelle-cilantro chicken
Cherry Coke Jell-O salad
Cornbread
Ensalata Caprisi
Fried banana slugs
Krumkake
Pie crust
Ruby Slipper
Ruby Tuesday
Smoky martini
Tom & Jerry
Wasabi deviled eggs

History

Doura Europos

Judaica

Agunah
Chupah
Get
Ketubah

Knitting

Blocking
Knitting Throughout the World: A Brief History
NÃ¥lbinding
Twined knitting

Martial arts

Mo Duk Pai
PAWMA

Medical matters

Digitalis
Ulnar neuropathy

Pacific Northwest

Astor Column
Astoria, Oregon
Celilo Falls
Columbia Rediviva
Columbus Day Storm
Coon Chicken Inn
Fort Clatsop
Sneaker wave
Terwilliger curves
Tsagiglalal

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All content © Tracy Reith, unless otherwise specified. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. If you want to quote me, please do so with proper attribution. To reprint or electronically publish, just ask. Don't email me asking for more information about the topic - all I've got is what you see here. I've done no primary research. Look at my sources and look beyond. Visit your local public library.