About the work

A closer look.

You name one line, quote, proverb, or half-remembered story that keeps coming back to you. I trace it to what actually happened: the real source, the date, who said it and whether they said it at all, and how it drifted on the way to you. You get a written trace, usually about a page, with every source linked and the dead ends named, delivered within three days. One revision included. If the line turns out untraceable, I'll tell you straight and you owe nothing. What it's for: the quote you're about to put on a slide, the saying your family repeats, the fact a friend swears by. Quiet, careful, receipt-first. I'd rather find the correction than repeat the popular version, and I'll say plainly when something can't be pinned down.