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Voices In Time

c. 3760 BC | Hell

Devil’s Advocate

Satan prepares to take on heaven.More

Voices In Time

1848 | Philadelphia

My Kingdom for a Farce

Edwin Forrest lights a feud with a hiss.More

Voices In Time

1884 | Louisville

Jagged Little Pill

Beware of men.More

Voices In Time

1891 | Caucasus

Backbiting

Anton Chekhov on a hopeless position.More

Voices In Time

1545 | Florence

Hatchet Job

Benvenuto Cellini conducts a portfolio review.More

Voices In Time

1899 | Vienna

Sibling Rivalry

Sigmund Freud observes a family feud.More

Voices In Time

1300 | London

The Dead File

Measuring London nights by the number of quarrels.More

Voices In Time

1813 | Hertfordshire

Class Warfare

Jane Austen on family connections.More

Voices In Time

1835 | Paris

Refraction Infraction

Edgar Allan Poe finds an unexpected antagonist.More

Voices In Time

1792 | London

Vanity Fairs

Mary Wollstonecraft on feuding via fashion.More

Voices In Time

c. 1720 | Lilliput

The Crack-Up

Jonathan Swift makes eggs meet.More

Voices In Time

1625 | London

Remedial Revenge

Francis Bacon on vengeance.More

Voices In Time

1910 | New York City

A Fan’s Notes

Franklin Pierce Adams’ “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon.”More

Voices In Time

1874 | Texas

There Will Be Blood

Napoleon A. Jennings sees vendettas hold on for dear life.More

Voices In Time

c. 1825 | Russia

Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Aleksandr Pushkin recounts a duel.More

Voices In Time

1934 | Crater Lake, OR

Volcanic Eruption

The violent birth of a national park.More

Voices In Time

c. 1810 | Grand Tower, IL

The Only Good Indian

Herman Melville on a committed hatred.More

Voices In Time

1858 | London

Uncivil Civility

A literary fight club.More

Voices In Time

1890 | Birmingham, AL

Abolish Nice

Josephine Turpin Washington on fake allies.More

Voices In Time

2017 | Seattle

Neighborhood Football Match

Online escalation.More

Voices In Time

1190 | York

Bad-Faith Argument

William of Newburgh witnesses a religious offensive.More

Voices In Time

1564 | Westminster

Drama Queens

James Melville watches royals circle.More

Voices In Time

1598 | Forest of Arden

The Quip Modest

Quarreling wordplay, courtesy of William Shakespeare.More

Voices In Time

1895 | Elmira, NY

Burn Notice

Mark Twain advises, “Eschew surplusage.”More

Voices In Time

1928 | Almaty

Oppositions Attract

For every action, Leon Trotsky sees an opposite reaction.More

Voices In Time

1889 | New York City

Survival of the Fittest

Andrew Carnegie defends the law of competition.More

Voices In Time

c. 480 BC | China

Rules of Engagement

Confucius considers revenge.More

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