Monica Carol Miller

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

Dolly’s okay ❤️

I had this cassette.

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

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

But puns are always welcome, too ❤️

(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.)

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.

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

How wonderful!

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

The words “silent” and “listen” are anagrams.

‘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 group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

photo of paulina borsook

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

It’s funny that Derrida wrote about “archive fever” when most reading rooms are so cold!

Hooray!!!

Well said!

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.

Santa Cruz has the best bookstores!

I so love @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social ‘s voice! And you’re totally right—gorgeous is exactly the word for her new album.

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.

Peter Buck playing bass was among the highlights.

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.

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

Hooray!!! Congratulations.

Oh yay! I loved their work!

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

Okay, but it really would be.

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