The Journal of the Founding of the Gothic Worker House

By John OtrompkeFor Wax, who encouraged me to try writing with AI[The text of this essay contains the secret for the cognoscenti A Virgilian Tour of Manhattan’s Secret Gardens Come with me as, like Virgil in the Aneid, I give you a tour of the community gardens of Manhattan’s lower east side. These urban oases, […]
The Viking-Latin Connection: A Surprising Language Story

By John Otrompke and Yishay Stewart-Mitchell Opening Line: Yishay Stewart-Mitchell: “So, what’s the story with Latin?” John Otrompke: “Well, believe it or not, it has a lot to do with Vikings – and not in the way you’d think. Let’s dig into it…” When Norse Meets Latin: The Birth of a New Language Legacy Imagine […]