Summer 2026

A collection of seasonal excerpts from the commonplaceEssays, blogs, and other prose: How Videogames Feed the War Machine, Lewis Gordon 10 Years in the Game Space, Jay Castello If there is anything at all that is authentic about me, it comes when I don’t know what to say. To write is to find a throughline, and yes, it should be honest, but it is always a flattening, a presenting of a part of something much more complex with all the edges sanded off. Alligator Alcatraz Isn’t Just An American Fantasy, Sarah Borus The crocodiles are not about security, for the prison or the government serves. They're about the thrill of reaching back through time to pull the tactics of the past into the present. When Do We Start Giving A Shit?, Puke Papers, Please and the Reality of Being an American Tranny, Micaela Deitz Getting my identity documents in order made me feel like Jorji, balancing the fluctuating demands of a ridiculous government with the resources at my disposal. Everyone I Know Agrees…