Josh Sippie
Location
Brooklyn, New York
School
University Of Central Missouri
Expertise
Weird History, Urban Legends, American History
- Josh writes about curious and odd history and just plain weird things at Grunge.
- He writes about history, weird and otherwise, regularly across mediums, including for the podcast "Cabinet of Curiosities," and the Simple History channel on YouTube.
- His creative writing can be found in numerous online and print publications, and oftentimes gets weird, funny, and hopefully meaningful too.
Experience
Josh Sippie is a writer living in New York City. He has been writing professionally since 2012 and is the director of publishing guidance at Gotham Writers. He has written across numerous media, including for YouTube, podcasts, print, and online publications. He is a writer of weird and historical things, often both and sometimes neither. His fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and humor have appeared in various magazines across the U.S. and U.K., including The Guardian, McSweeney's, Hobart, and more. When not writing, he can be found wondering why he isn't writing.
Education
Josh has a bachelor's degree in history and creative writing from the University of Central Missouri but attributes his growth as a writer to his makeshift master's degree from Gotham Writers.
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Stories By Josh Sippie
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With so many species, there is an endless supply of things that humans can learn from them — none of which are more pressing than the prospect of regeneration.
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The seven princes of hell are an intimidating bunch. Here's the untold truth of these demonic creatures.
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While George Washington is fairly well understood, there are facts about him that help explain who he was as a person and as a leader. Here is his untold truth.
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Though clergymen often worked as medieval scribes, their manuscripts were far from one-dimensional. These are some strange things found in medieval manuscripts.
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For ancient Egyptians, their version of the afterlife has been evolving and cultivating since the Predynastic period from 6000 to 3150 B.C.E.
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The search for immortality is as old as time itself. And many people have tried to achieve it. Here are some of the strange attempts.
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Sir Harry Oakes made his millions in gold in Canada. With that money meant he had enemies intent on murder , of which his hasn't been solved.
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Persephone, queen of the Underworld, may well be one of the few good eggs in the Greek pantheon. Here is the untold truth of Persephone.
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The grandeur of ancient Egypt is alluring to both historians and filmmakers, with the era serving as inspiration for many movies. Here are some of the best.
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Buddhism is one of the most popular religious practices out there due to its flexibility and lack of definition. Which can make it hard to understand.
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The idea of a cursed tomb or burial site has many origins, and death and destruction has befallen those who've messed with the ancient sites.
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Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet had a complicated relationship.. Friend or foe? Master and apprentice? No one knows. But here's some truth about their friendship.
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While "Peter Pan" is often considered a happy go lucky story of a boy who never grows up, its origins are far darker and tragic.
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Baptism is a sacred Christian ritual, with the Jordan River at the center. From Jesus's baptism to millions of pilgrims today, here is the history explained.
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Being in the espionage game doesn't automatically guarantee stealth and expertise. Here are some spies who got caught in weird ways.