This page is intended for academic essays and research papers, as well as works of fiction. For articles on politics, current events, and other matters, see my blog.

Nonfiction

Reflections on my Study of History

Looking back on my development as a writer and historian over the course of my college career.

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Hatred, Hysteria, or Holocaust: Understanding the Jewish Pogroms of 1348-1350

A short-form research paper on the anti-Semitic persecutions that occurred during the Black Death.

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A Wayward Crusade: The Short Life of the Livonian Swordbrothers

A short-form research paper on the Livonian Swordbrothers, a small yet largely notorious crusading order.

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From Quill to Press: The Development of Graphic Arts in the Middle Ages

A research paper focusing on medieval calligraphy, illumination, and bookbinding, as well as the origins and influence of printing.

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Hitler, Scientists, and Saucers: An Investigation of Unconventional Nazi History

A research paper directed at some of the fantastical claims about Nazi wonder weapons, aerospace research, and Hitler’s fate.

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Double-Headed Eagles: Russia’s Byzantine Legacy

A research paper on the influence of the Eastern Roman Empire on the development of Russia as a powerful nation in eastern Europe.

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Oberman’s Luther: A Review and Analysis

A breakdown of the thesis and main points of Heiko A. Oberman’s biography of the reformer, Martin Luther.

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A Plausible Dystopia: Totalitarianism in 1984

A brief analysis of the politics in Orwell’s famous novel, and how they relate to real totalitarian states.

Fiction

The Life and Death of Anton MacLeigh

“The Thing Outside” by Arlen Markob. Crayon and colored pencil on construction paper.

A short existential horror story.

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What Comes from Space

“Oh, the places you (won’t) go” by Arlen Markob. Photomontage made from magazine clippings.