The Ledger

Every sweep, kept honest.

A log of every editorial sweep of the last twenty-four hours of traveler questions. What was considered. What, if anything, was chosen. And the days — more than a few — when nothing was reimagined.

Sweeps logged

Essays chosen

Quiet days

Tue, Sep 1
1:01 pm
Considered 90 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 60
Before the City Wakes
Chosen — Issue № 59
The Corridor
Sat, Aug 29
1:01 pm
Considered 91 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 58
The Unreset Clock
Chosen — Issue № 57
The Unspent Miles
Tue, Aug 25
1:01 pm
Considered 93 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 56
The Other Name in Your Passport
Chosen — Issue № 55
The Long Way South
Chosen — Issue № 54
Points, Condensed
Mon, Aug 24
1:01 pm
Considered 95 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 53
The Second Arrival
Chosen — Issue № 52
The Paper That Says You Can Stay
Chosen — Issue № 51
The Amber Light
Sun, Aug 23
1:00 pm
Considered 96 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 50
The House Was Already Warm
Chosen — Issue № 49
The White Cars
Sat, Aug 22
1:01 pm
Considered 98 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 48
Paper Country
Chosen — Issue № 47
The Last Valid Day
Chosen — Issue № 46
The Last Twenty Meters
Thu, Aug 20
1:01 pm
Considered 99 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 45
A Different Last Name
Chosen — Issue № 44
The Counterflow
Chosen — Issue № 43
The Dispute
Tue, Aug 18
1:01 pm
Considered 101 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 42
The Briefest Border
Chosen — Issue № 41
The Ghost Inventory
Chosen — Issue № 40
The Map Folds Wrong
Mon, Aug 17
1:01 pm
Considered 103 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 39
The Little Blue Book
Chosen — Issue № 38
All Roads to Rome in July
Chosen — Issue № 37
A Line From Georgia
Fri, Aug 14
1:01 pm
Considered 104 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 36
The Stub
Chosen — Issue № 35
The Truncation
Chosen — Issue № 34
The Faint Numbers
Thu, Aug 13
1:01 pm
Considered 105 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 33
The Face Tariff
Chosen — Issue № 32
Oecusse, By Way of Elsewhere
Chosen — Issue № 31
The Dashed Line
Wed, Aug 12
1:01 pm
Considered 107 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 30
The Short Line
Chosen — Issue № 29
The Bag Takes Another Flight
Chosen — Issue № 28
A Short Layover in Munich
Tue, Aug 11
1:01 pm
Considered 110 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 27
The Pool Rules
Chosen — Issue № 26
The Other Key
Chosen — Issue № 25
No Man's Gate
Sun, Aug 9
1:01 pm
Considered 110 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 24
The Stations That Won't Let You Drive Away
Chosen — Issue № 23
The Letterhead Problem
Chosen — Issue № 22
The Pocket Beach
Thu, Aug 6
1:02 pm
Considered 112 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 21
The Other Name
Chosen — Issue № 20
Where You Are When You Ask
Chosen — Issue № 19
The Seat That Wasn't There
Tue, Aug 4
1:01 pm
Considered 114 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 18
The Name That Won't Fit
Chosen — Issue № 17
After Midnight
Chosen — Issue № 16
A Year With No Business
Sun, Aug 2
1:01 pm
Considered 116 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 15
The Year of Empty Squares
Chosen — Issue № 14
Overflight
Chosen — Issue № 13
The Permission to Leave
Sat, Aug 1
1:01 pm
Considered 117 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 12
The Second Itinerary
Chosen — Issue № 11
Two Pockets
Chosen — Issue № 10
For Sifnos
Sat, Aug 1
5:27 am
Considered 120 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 09
The Wrong Side of the Scale
Chosen — Issue № 08
The Sponsor
Chosen — Issue № 07
Three Hundred Euros
Sat, Aug 1
4:33 am
Considered 1 question.
Chosen — none.A quiet day.
Sat, Aug 1
4:01 am
Considered 100 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 06
The Unscheduled Stop
Chosen — Issue № 05
A Paper Triangle
Chosen — Issue № 04
The Mountain Keeps Its Appointment
Fri, Jul 17
7:30 pm
Considered 29 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 03
The Cabin That Isn't There
Fri, Jul 17
12:40 am
Considered 31 questions.
Chosen — none.Considered many; none carried a second life worth the aisle.
Wed, Jul 15
7:30 pm
Considered 24 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 02
The Unlogged Miles
Tue, Jul 14
9:15 am
Considered 19 questions.
Chosen — none.A quiet day.
Mon, Jul 13
7:30 pm
Considered 26 questions.
Chosen — Issue № 01
The Two-Hour Rule
Sun, Jul 12
10:00 am
Considered 22 questions.
Chosen — none.Practical, all of it. Nothing carried a second life.