Editorial standards

In a Washington, D.C., pantry, someone put a window where the view was another wall. On the floor plan, it takes a moment to spot what the window opens onto. A narrow gap between rooms let daylight reach the middle of the house.

That’s the sort of detail we follow at Stray Press. It might turn up in a workshop today or in a ledger that spent a century on a shelf. What earns it a story is the moment when you can look again and see something you missed the first time. Take a look at the pantry.

What the evidence will carry

A grocer’s statement can tell us what one customer owed. To say what a whole town paid, we need more records. We name the place and date, link the material we worked from, and tell you when a missing page or an unreadable figure leaves a question open.

Images

Our color illustrations introduce a subject. Photographs, drawings, and archival records used as evidence carry a source and a caption. We identify reconstructions and AI-generated illustrations so readers know what they are looking at.

Editorial responsibility

We use AI in research, drafting, and illustration. A factual claim still needs a source a reader can inspect. Rick Munster, the publisher, reviews the evidence, wording, and image rights and makes the final publication decision.

Independence

Rick Munster selects the subjects and approves the articles. If money or a commercial relationship is involved in a feature or a link, we disclose it where readers encounter it.

Corrections

When a factual correction changes a story, we date the change and explain it on the article. To flag an error, include the passage and the evidence we should examine. Contact the publisher.