I asked ChatGPT to transcribe this manuscript. When it produces a transcription, it looks like magic watching the words unfold. But it was such a shitty job when you look closer that it is just not helpful. It’s the illusion of magically quick answers that draws people in. Still, an illusion though.

As a supplement to the piece in The Times Literary Supplement (@thetls.bsky.social), www.the-tls.com/regular-feat..., here’s a (rather long!) thread on Shakespeare’s house in the Blackfriars, what we knew, and what we now know, with some links to key documents. (1/20)

A man of property

Just outside the City of London, in the secluded streets once occupied by the monastic precinct of the Black Friars, is an unassuming warehouse building

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I’m still surprised every time I feel how my vision is not that sharp anymore. Need to wear those glasses more often 🤓

First time writing with a glass pen. Journaling brings me so much joy! ❤️

Rejection emails piling up. This job market is unbelievable. 😔

Job Opportunity! Vassar College - Adjunct Assistant Professor Of Art networks.h-net.org/jobs/69821/v...

If you like Margaret Cavendish and you’re not afraid of witches, come see my talk at #RenSA26! @rsaorg.bsky.social

James I’s Britain or America 2026? @rentravailer.bsky.social I’m fascinated already in the first pages of “Courting India”

Thanks, Bad Bunny 💃🫶🏽🥲

LOL

I’m finally very close to finishing my first dissertation copy. I can barely believe it. I feel there’s so much more I should have addressed but I’ll allow myself to be proud for some sense of completion!

Lost hours in the rabbit holes of the Ep. Files. The most disturbing part though is the total impunity.

Anybody else excited for RSA San Francisco? What will be our hashtag this year? @rsaorg.bsky.social

We’re hiring a Sales Manager! You’ll own key accounts (Amazon, B&N, indie retail), use data to drive smart decisions, and be the go-to sales contact for our authors and teams. careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucop/EMP...

A lovely woman I know told me the other day that since Avelo stopped flying for ICE, "We did it! We ended ICE Air!" Had to tell her Avelo was only about 15% of it. Still going: Global X, Eastern Air, Journey, Key Lime/Denver Air, and Omni Air International ⤵️ www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE deportation flights are getting longer and crueler

A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.

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I just switched my pharmacy. The new pharmacist looked at my bill and was clearly bothered for how much I still had to pay. “Diabetes is expensive,” I said. “On top of that, you still have to prove to need these meds all the time.” He couldn’t fix my bill, but his compassion felt like a kind hug.

What else are these people waiting to finally take this man down? Seriously 😫

Such a great webinar! So lucky I was there to share our insights to illuminate a more engaged, invigorated, and truly open-inquiry future for witchcraft studies! I can’t wait to see what new, exciting research will continue to unfold. Thanks @pennpress.bsky.social and everyone who joined us today 🥰

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Thank you so much for the talk at UM last week, @floridapress.bsky.social ! Learning about how to turn my dissertation into a book brought me some good joy ❤️

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The colors of nature are always a magical way to bring back joy. Better times will come.

Reposting, now with link for registration www.pennpress.org/events/revit... and alt-text 😉

Pausing readings bc my cat just sat on my lap. I feel loved every time she chooses to lay on me ❤️

Join me next week alongside great scholars of witchcraft studies on this webinar!

I’m so glad for the opportunity of publishing my piece among such outstanding scholars of early modern history of witchcraft! Women did talk about witchcraft during the witch hunts, I’m telling you! muse.jhu.edu/issue/56146

I just finished watching p1 of the last season of stranger things. 11’s conflict seems to me like a huge Christian tale of meditation as a seducing form of black magic, echoing renaissance fears of Eastern Belief.

Remember the immigrant friends that will spend Christmas alone, too afraid to go back home. This is the most difficult Christmas in the last few years.

Coming to campus during winter break is so peaceful! I love that the weather’s finally getting more temperate 🥰

Chapter 3 is finally flowing so well! I can see the end of the line now. I’m so thankful for how much my writing improved over this year.