The
Sophisticated
Tweaker

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The Sophisticated Tweaker — Volume One

Three Letter-size issues, 29 pages each, shipped as PDFs. Gated archive — Reader $7/mo unlocks all three + every future issue. Cancel in one click. Not a how-to, not a sourcing guide, a satire quarterly.

Issue One — Revised

The Shed & Surveillance Issue

2.0M · 29p · Revised 2026-08-27. The man in the cashmere robe, alphabetizing at 4am.

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Volume One, Number Two

The Civic Hobbies & Unmarked Vans Issue

2.9M · 29p · The hobby lobby as tradecraft.

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Volume One, Number Three

The Evidence, Storage & Airspace Issue

2.1M · 29p · Where things go when you move them.

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The Vigilance Issue

Contents

1. A Signature Is Not a VirtueThe Vigil · John Smith
2. Give Me a Whoop Whoop If You AgreeMcGee at Large · Mark McGee
3. A Quiet Flight in Miles CityCellar Notes · Joey the Plug
4. On the Matter of Tiffany, AgainWhitmore, M.D. · Sarah Whitmore
5. The Cameras Blink FirstField Notes · Unnamed, Unknown
6. Acquisitions, Dentist-AdjacentArts & Crafts · Karen
7. Yes. They Are.Real Psychology · Tera Larsen, Life Coach
8. What the Pictures Already SaidPlates · Amy Dockery
9. Shadow People EverywhereField Notes · Unnamed, Unknown

In this issue

The house is awake. The writing is dressed for dinner.

The Vigil

A Signature Is Not a Virtue

On prescription amphetamines, the Wehrmacht, and the lie that only one of these is medicine.

McGee at Large

Give Me a Whoop Whoop If You Agree

On transmissions, federal work, and the constitution of the people handling it.

Cellar Notes

A Quiet Flight in Miles City

On terroir, hospitality, and the Montana school.