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Monica Carol Miller

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Assoc Prof of English at Middle Georgia State University. I write about the intersections of region, gender, & sometimes music The Tacky South; Being Ugly: Southern Women Writers and Social Rebellion; Dear Regina: Flannery O'Connor's Letters from Iowa

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@robynhitchcock.bsky.social Have you read The Life of Violet, the new Virginia Woolf, yet? It strikes me as humor that you would enjoy.

19.10.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dolly’s okay ❀️

08.10.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7

I had this cassette.

07.10.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh, this sounds fantastic! Congratulations-I look forward to reading this.

06.10.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s one book of hers that had me laughing well beyond cryingβ€”I was laughing to the point of dry heaving.

06.10.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But puns are always welcome, too ❀️

30.09.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(But I do hear you and see you. Please know that if you need a break, there’s plenty to take up the slack, if you need it.)

30.09.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is like the anti-spelling bee thing that my high school calculus teacher did. If you got a question correct, you got to sit down.

30.09.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I sent myself a reminder about prepping for an upcoming class: β€œget wise blood.”
And now I’m imagining several ways that this message might be misunderstood.

30.09.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How wonderful!

29.09.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I bought their To the Lighthouse tee. It is a high quality tee.

28.09.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The words β€œsilent” and β€œlisten” are anagrams.

27.09.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key groupβ€”second-year Ph.D. studentsβ€”is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

26.09.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 22
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

24.09.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6435    πŸ” 2899    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 313

It’s funny that Derrida wrote about β€œarchive fever” when most reading rooms are so cold!

24.09.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hooray!!!

23.09.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well said!

21.09.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m always more interested in FOAT (favorite of all time) lists than GOAT ones.

Canon-building is for institutions and corporations.

Desire is for us.

21.09.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

Santa Cruz has the best bookstores!

19.09.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I so love @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social β€˜s voice! And you’re totally rightβ€”gorgeous is exactly the word for her new album.

19.09.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I talked to a student at the end of class today about how to develop her thesis statement into an essay. After we talked, she said, "Okay. I feel a lot better now."
I am grateful for such a good start to my day.

16.09.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peter Buck playing bass was among the highlights.

14.09.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How wonderful! I went to a show at the 40 Watt last night and and art museum today with a dear friend. This weekend has been so good for me.

14.09.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Why The Humanities Matter: An MGA Faculty Q&A With Dr. LaRonda Sanders-Senu: Middle Georgia State University

I appreciate Dr. LaRonda Sanders-Senu's clear and engaging discussion of why the #Humanities matter, especially now.
www.mga.edu/news/2025/09...

10.09.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hooray!!! Congratulations.

10.09.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yay! I loved their work!

10.09.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œRegular-ass self-serving bigotry”—thank you. It really does help to think of it in such clear, plan terms.

10.09.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, but it really would be.

10.09.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi all,

I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.

As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Nathan

09.09.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

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