Thomas Gallagher

  • Chasing Ghosts

    I always hated Fort Bridger. The way they draped the flag over the Johnson family general store shopfront sign didn’t sit right with me. It felt symbolic–like our own army had invaded and tactically cut off our supply lines, like they did the Indians. The Johnsons were good people. They never charged more than a

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  • In the aftermath of the Civil War, Americans desperately needed a distraction from their post-war society’s lingering pain. They turned to Western dime novels, which were gaining popularity, allowing them an escape from their struggles to the American West and an exploration of the frontier. One of the most popular stories was written by Ned

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  • While on a four-month safari from the banks of the Salengai to the north slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a 54-year-old Ernest Hemingway found himself in the middle of the Mau Mau rebellion. The rebellion lasted throughout the 1950s and was Kenya’s most violent and prolonged conflict against British colonial rule. Sentiment against British rule had

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  • Major game developers are getting complacent with misleading the public and using fan favorite actors is the newest marketing scheme Nowadays, after seeing the trailer for a video game I’m interested in, my first instinct is to wait until release and watch multiple youtube reviews before deciding to buy. I’ve just been burned too many

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  • Looking Up

    James lay lengthways on the small brown couch in the middle of his tiny studio apartment, his head propped up by the armrest. He thought to himself as he stared at the ceiling. His eyes focused on the imaginary patterns one finds when staring too long at a blank canvas. Noting the ridges and bumps

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  • Retrograde

    Placed 4th in group in NYC Midnight 1st Round. INT. Council’s Hall – DAYThousands of spectators watch the stage in a large, brutalist auditorium. MARLA(20s) is moved to tears as she bows to an effigy of a snake coiled around the branches of a tree.MarlaFor the wisdom of the Council.She composes herself as the crowd

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