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ARTICLES

Where Did the Term “Gerrymander” Come From? (Smithsonian)

7 Surprising Facts About Little Women’s Author, Louisa May Alcott (Masterpiece)

Maira Kalman page (Artsy)

For Mark Twain, It Was Love At First Sight (Smithsonian)

That Time When Alexander Hamilton Almost Dueled James Monroe (Smithsonian)

P.T. Barnum Isn’t the Hero the “Greatest Showman” Wants You to Think (Smithsonian)

Here’s Why New York Celebrates New Year’s Eve by Dropping a Ball (Smithsonian)

10 Things You May Not Know About Annie Oakley (History)

What the Robots of Star Wars Tell Us About the Future of Human Work (Smithsonian)

Victoria and Abdul: The Friendship that Scandalized England (Smithsonian)

What Makes a Dinosaur a Dinosaur? (Smithsonian)

The True History of the Orient Express (Smithsonian)

The One Trick That Will Make You Become More Confident When Facing Challenges (Lifehack)

There's a Star Wars Bar in LA, and Yes, You Definitely Want to Go There (PopSugar)

The Problem Isn’t Food Stamps, It’s Poverty (New York Times)

Why Our Drugs Cost So Much (AARP)

A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Radioactive Oatmeal Go Down (Smithsonian)

These Photos Show How the EPA Transformed America (Mother Jones)

I'm an American living in Sweden. Here's why I came to embrace the higher taxes. (Vox)

The True Friendship That Saved Abraham Lincoln’s Life (Smithsonian)

After Seeing These +15 Maps You’ll Never Look At The World The Same (Bored Panda)

Ask the Futurists: 10 Bold Predictions for 2030 (HPE MATTER)

Studying ethics, 'Star Trek' style, at Drake (The Des Moines Register)

10 hilariously profound ideas people thought of in the shower (lolwot.com)

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MORE BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

ANECDOTES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

EDITOR@WORK BLOG ENTRIES

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing