Dan Sinker

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Hi, I'm Dan. I'm glad you're here.

I'm a writer, troublemaker, and regular-maker. I've spent my whole damn life trying to make things better and make better things. This is some of that.

Here's something worth reading from a while back:

Here Comes the Argument: Punk Planet, Year Eight

2024 marked 30 years since the start of Punk Planet, the magazine I ran for 13 years. To commemorate that milestone, I wrote 13 posts over 13 months, each one about a single year of the magazine. A year of learning, a year of trying, a year of making something impossible possible.

Read: Year One | Year Two | Year Three | Year Four | Year Five | Year Six | Year Seven | Year Eight | Year Nine | Year Ten | Year Eleven | Year Twelve | Year Thirteen

"I have read Punk Planet since its inception. I have always vehemently disagreed with you about your sniveling attitude towards the Palestinians and the Muslim/Arab world in particular. I think it is irresponsible. I think it has always been treasonous. I think it is disgusting. And I hope and pray that…"

A dial tone.

That was what was waiting for me on the voicemail at Punk Planet's small office on September 12, 2001.

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I write a bunch, here's the latest.

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Fight Night

George Dale loved a fight. He loved getting in them, with the Klan, for sure, but with anyone really. And he loved watching them. This is a little work-in-progress about both.

Posted on Jun 12, 2026

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Foundational Texts: Puzzle Pieces

The fifth installment in my monthly Foundational Texts series looks at The Westing Game, puzzles, and not lying to kids.

Posted on Jun 1, 2026

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It's Not Done

Today the Arsenal, the 180-year-old British football club won the Premier League after 22 years. The lesson I took away from it was that it's never ever done.

Posted on May 24, 2026

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