Archive - Unfettered Treacle

Explanation is Where We Lose the Power of Our Prose

As I explain it to you

Feb 19 • Hieronymus Hawkes

Federalist No. 7: The Mechanics of Disunion

Hamilton’s Warning About Territory, Trade, and Power

Feb 17 • Hieronymus Hawkes

Through Dust and Distance Chapter 7

Feb 14 • Hieronymus Hawkes

When the Writing Gets in the Way

Purple Prose and the Cost of Being Noticed

Feb 12 • Hieronymus Hawkes

The Business of Conflict

How fear becomes useful in Federalist No. 6

Feb 10 • Hieronymus Hawkes

Through Dust and Distance Chapter 6 - Part 2

Edge of the Firelight

Feb 7 • Hieronymus Hawkes

When Writing Stops Feeling Fun

Imposter syndrome, small rejections, and the quiet ways joy slips away

Feb 5 • Hieronymus Hawkes

Federalist No. 5: Division Is a Force Multiplier

How a Nation Becomes Manageable

Feb 3 • Hieronymus Hawkes

January 2026

Through Dust and Distance Chapter 6 - part 1

Jan 31 • Hieronymus Hawkes

Let’s Look at Your Dialogue

Notes from the revision pass

Jan 29 • Hieronymus Hawkes

The Other Side of Federalist No. 4

Reading John Jay from the position he never imagined

Jan 27 • Hieronymus Hawkes

Through Dust and Distance Chapter 5

Jan 24 • Hieronymus Hawkes

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