“*This* fight will not be like Gallipoli,” I mutter to myself at least once a day
The new comedy musical about the Great Emu War that I saw in the fall is proving to be quite unexpectedly prescient
I’ve responded to all queries and book proposals received through yesterday, March 11, 2026. If you sent me something and never heard back, please feel free to resend — it never made it to my inbox.
Huh. Would not have predicted that. Live and learn I guess.
But the north entrance has that lovely excerpt from Whitman’s The Wound-Dresser, you can’t be going to hell if Whitman is there
Again, for anyone interested in the history of home security systems, I wrote about them in Ch. 3 of Neighborhood of Fear.
Swing and a miss
I’m starting to understand how one might go bankrupt running a casino.
Beware the book club scams!
Apostrophes
Selling them is a no-no. Giving them away to someone who might recommend/review/adopt/etc the book is in my opinion fine. It costs more to manufacture an ARC than an actual finished book so if we can reach two people with it, why not?
This kind of thing is how you get Hyannisport burned down to the waterline and the ground salted (well, more than it already is)
For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.
These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20
#amreading THE PUBLIC SCHOLAR by @lollardfish.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social — it’s v good
I was hoping to be able to stay awake past ten PM. Instead we get this crap
That some find violence to be cathartic, emotionally and aesthetically satisfying and affirming should not confused with effectiveness.
See also torture.
That you like it does not mean it works, especially long-term term.
When I said I wanted to feel young again I should have stated clearly that I didn’t mean re-doing the stupidest parts of 2003
Volumes 1 through 4 of the Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos are available now on MUSE, Open Access and fully searchable, with additional volumes coming soon.
Explore this extensive resource from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum now free of charge.
https://tr.ee/ty4oq3
Too many letters too close together
That said, I, an editor, spent five full minutes today trying to remember how to spell “twelfth” so, am I a reliable narrator? Hard to say!
Words cost money to make good, basically. More words costs more for same amount of good.
Good thread!
Publishing is a moving target, moving faster now then ever. In some fields there is more stability than others but things are changing about process at the macro level all the time.
Submitting to good journals *shd* give you the reward of rich feedback on yr work, accepted or not.
True story! Thanks for boosting the JCB’s accessible images, Jenny! We’re working on digital access every day led by @meaghanbrown.bsky.social americana.jcblibrary.org
The people here profoundly shaped/influenced society and culture as we are experiencing it right this moment. No wonder we feel the way we do about ourselves, really
A good day at work is one where I get to tell someone new about Jefferson’s Mammoth Cheese. Today was a good day at work.
some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
Every two weeks I play trivia with pals. Every two weeks we get zero questions about the War of Jenkins’ Ear. Really makes me wonder what the point of anything is.
