The book is officially with my editor.

ANNOUNCEMENT: All our sundials will be out of order this evening between about 6pm and 8pm, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Normal service will resume tomorrow. In unrelated news, enjoy the eclipse later... Photos: Mike Selby, Annapurna Mellor, Chris Davies, John Millar

I always get nervous for my flute lessons. There’s no reason - my teacher is great, supportive, and enjoyable to spend time with. I want to learn this instrument and it always goes well. So, anyway, flute lesson this morning, I’m going to go unnecessarily worry about it.

#Painting #ReadingOnBeach #Summer They float over the sand like sets of musical notes The waves tempt me from the soft adventure of reading on the beach. 🎨 Karen Hollingsworth

The airplane preachers have entered my nightmares. Last night I dreamt I had to go to CCD when I really wanted to go out to dinner with my family. I was pissed. Then I remembered I'm a midlife woman who left Catholicism decades ago so I can do what I want. I woke up feeling guilty.

Gold standard advice right here.

Olivia Messer@oliviamesser.bsky.social · 4w ago

if you’re getting behind on administrative tasks — car registration, doctor appointments, dental cleanings, passport renewal, organizing the house — I cannot recommend enough ✨writing a novel✨

Morning reading.

Visited The Wetlands Institute in NJ today and now I’m having all kinds of crazy thoughts about 15 yo Michelle and her ocean science dreams. Like, what if I try a class or two at the community college and see what shakes out? (Someone tell me this is a bad idea.)

Saw a comment on threads that using an em dash gives good brain snuggles. I will forever be chasing good brain snuggles.

We are asking the weather to do a lot of heavy lifting tonight.

If a cage match isn't your preferred way of recognizing America's 250th, know that there's impactful protest art being made and performed all across the DMV. That's the kind of fight I'm looking for. www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...

Outside the nation’s capital, the divide between art and politics has never been thinner

As the country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a growing number of local theaters, museums, artists and performers in the left-leaning suburbs of Washington are highlighting art that prot...

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I enjoyed @lhistorienne.bsky.social ‘s book “Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay” so of course I had to listen to this episode. Currently reading “The Determined” by Rachel Rueckert, which, so far, is a good fictional complement to this discussion. open.spotify.com/episode/2AmC...

The Gentleman Pirate with the Mid-Life Crisis: Stede Bonnet and the Golden Age of Piracy

History's Devils · Episode

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I’m currently doing a slow-read of Ronald Hutton’s “The Triumph of the Moon.” This discussion complements that reading nicely. #paganism #history open.spotify.com/episode/2TLp...

Europe's Last Pagan Peoples with Francis Young

The Medieval Podcast · Episode

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Reading a book about cephalopods and getting really frustrated w/ repeated tellings of the writer seemingly harassing the animals.

My flute group is working on Gariboldi 6 this week. Rough start tonight, ngl.

I love attending conferences in part because I always find myself surrounded by people who are doing truly connected and meaningful work. As a former PR hack, I've never really had that professional experience and I regret that.

Lots to choose from and the links are through @bookshop.org.

Association of University Presses@aupresses.bsky.social · 3mo ago

ReadUP on America250: Discover Revolutionary-era history, plus insights into the American experiment, 250 years along. Here's a curated collection of more than 100 books from our member presses & their expert authors to explore. https://bit.ly/3Pnwgjt

Read the book, then check out the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. St. Michaels and Oxford, MD have some really interesting history to explore. contingentmagazine.org/2024/05/19/o...

Our Local Monster

Whose knowledge matters in a changing region?

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Jaws 3 is on. The movie that made young Michelle want to be a marine scientist. Still think about doing that someday.

Pro tip: Wear your glasses while making breakfast otherwise you might sprinkle ground cumin instead of ground cinnamon on your perfectly toasted sour dough.

Enjoyed this gem earlier today. lesbiansaremagic.substack.com/p/the-female...

The Female Husband: Lesbians, Blackmail, and Wealth in 18th Century England.

In 1732 Mary East purchased a set male clothing and adopted the name “James How(e)”.

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This came with my sushi. 💙

Complementary fiction: The King’s Concubine - Anne O’Brien The Crownless Queen - Elizabeth Chadwick open.spotify.com/episode/4Ahd...

How to Get Cancelled as a Medieval Mistress

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My apologies to the neighbors who were simply trying to enjoy a lovely afternoon on their deck. I had Jaws II on while I was working out and the blood curdling screams you heard coming from my house were teenagers being eaten by a shark. Should have kept the sliding door closed. My bad!

Looking for an Annapolis silversmith circa 1757. Found a furniture maker who died while helping construct a gallows. chipstone.org/article.php/...

I know we've been doing this for a very long time now, but sometimes it hits me so hard that this is really happening. I'll never understand the depravity of the people who could stop this and choose not to.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

Trump: "I took three cognitive tests. Aced all of them, by the way. I'm the only president to take a cognitive test. I don't think Obama could pass it. The first question is very easy -- it's a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. They say, 'Which one is the bear?'"

The Brits are doing America 250 and I’m not mad about it. open.spotify.com/episode/2UXI...

Sex Work in the American Revolution

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I silently scream this every damn day.

Randi Mayem Singer@rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Dear media, and I mean most of you: You simply must STOP treating him like a normal and serious President. You MUST stop. This is insanity. Dear Dems in Congress, and I mean most of you: You simply must STOP treating the GOP like a normal, ethical, good faith party. Stop. This is insanity.

Repeatedly failed to log into a discussion group tonight. Tried everything and thought, oh sh*t, I’ve become so out of touch I can’t work technology. Turns out I can’t work a calendar. The discussion group is May 28th.

Just registered for this. It’s free (you can make a donation to the library) and it’s both in-person and virtual. Looking forward to the discussion.

Brent Staples@bstaples.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join us - online or in person, in NYC - for a probing conversation about race and racism in the founding ideas of Thomas Jefferson. events.leapevents.com/tickets/anne...