The Discard Pile

Walt Whitman Dreams of Copenhagen

a Huckberry guide to European travel and a poor pastiche of a Walt poem

Jan 23 • Matthew Medendorp

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Commerce Writing at the End of the World

French knives, American boots and C.S. Lewis quotes

Jan 8 • Matthew Medendorp

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December 2025

James Nixon: No Pens in Drawers

Guest author James Nixon on the intersection of fatherhood and music and 2 a.m. musings

Dec 22, 2025 • James Nixon

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Sometimes in the Evenings, I Sing John Prine Songs to My Infant Daughter

on lullabies and little moments

Dec 10, 2025 • Matthew Medendorp

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November 2025

Sage Marshall: 2,000 Words about One Dead Duck

Guest author Sage Marshall on duck hunting, tidal marshes, and new endeavors

Nov 20, 2025 • Sage Marshall

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On Being a Beginner

Caddis flies, familiar waters, forgotten bylines, and accidental double emails

Nov 16, 2025 • Matthew Medendorp

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October 2025

Goat Milk and Gift Knives

48 hours in the heart of the French Alps on assignment for Esquire

Oct 23, 2025 • Matthew Medendorp

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September 2025

Butch and Sundance

remembering Redford (and a literal interpretation of this pub's ethos)

Sep 22, 2025 • Matthew Medendorp

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August 2025

The Dirtier the Better

Martinis, of course.

Aug 21, 2025 • Matthew Medendorp

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Guest Post: Amelia Arvesen on Oregon Wine, Hospitality and Sosta House

Amelia Arvesen interviews Sosta House on modern, European-inspired hospitality amidst Oregon's lush wine country

Aug 14, 2025 • Amelia Arvesen

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July 2025

On Roadkill and William Stafford

Poetry and possums and a perfectly placed em dash

Jul 31, 2025 • Matthew Medendorp

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June 2025

Indoor Soccer with Outdoor Monks

a rejected essay on church league soccer, Miller Lites, and Sunday rituals

Jun 12, 2025 • Matthew Medendorp

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