Joshua Mackin

Joshua John Mackin is a public school teacher in New York City. More of his work can be read at <a href="http://www.signsandmarvels.com">signsandmarvels.com.

A Film Divided

Dec 3, 2012 8 min read Film & Television

There is a scene in Steven Spielberg’s new film Lincoln in which abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones, clearly relishing every moment) stares down his Democratic opponents in the House of Representatives

Where We Left the Octopus

Sep 19, 2012 13 min read Humanity Octopus Sviječ

What particularly struck us, as we scanned the Lonely Planet travel guide for things to do in Croatia, was the fact that you may ask the monk precisely one question, to which he

Passports Four, Five and, Finally, Six

Jul 6, 2012 5 min read Humanity short stories Traveling

[https://i2.wp.com/www.internationalartsmovement.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Mackin.Passports.7.6.2012.jpg] Continued from Passports Four, Five and Six [http://www.curatormagazine.com/joshua-mackin/passports-four-five-and-six/]. My sixth

Passports Four, Five and Six

Jun 29, 2012 7 min read Humanity Passports travel

[https://i0.wp.com/www.internationalartsmovement.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Mackin.Passports.7.6.2012.jpg] “It’s like your whole life’s in there,” a friend remarked once about my