Nathaniel Williams
@nathanielwms.bsky.social
đ€ 115
đ„ 78
đ 32
Teaches technical & science writing at UC Davis / studies weird C19 literature and pulps
No kings, except the album âKing Sh*t and the Golden Boysâ by Guided by Voices (1995)
5 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Nathaniel Williams
Evan Torner
6 months ago
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university. University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
add a skeleton here at some point
70
4600
1445
Between quarters at UC Davis. Three short stories submitted yesterday. PowerPoint sent to next weekâs conference too.
8 months ago
0
1
0
9 months ago
0
1
0
View from my parentsâ kitchen window near Kansas City earlier this week.
9 months ago
0
1
0
Signal bump re: student loans and new admin
protectborrowers.org/trump-vought...
loading . . .
Trump, Vought, and Musk Team Up to Abandon Students and Borrowers, Illegally Fire Top Student Loan Industry Watchdog - Student Borrower Protection Center
By eliminating the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman, the President is making clear his crusade to âdeleteâ the CFPB is a gift to corporations and a betrayal of working families.
https://protectborrowers.org/trump-vought-and-musk-team-up-to-abandon-students-and-borrowers-illegally-fire-top-student-loan-industry-watchdog/
9 months ago
0
1
0
Out with youngest supporting my hometown team.
9 months ago
0
1
0
Visited one of my oldest friends in Tucson this week. Sharing music recs since first grade. Causing trouble about as long.
9 months ago
0
3
0
reposted by
Nathaniel Williams
Bradley C. Denton
10 months ago
I am amused that Mark Z. says those of us who are extricating ourselves from Meta are "virtue signaling." No, my dude. What you're seeing is a raised middle finger. That -does- signal something, but it ain't "virtue."
4
24
2
One week away from my band, The Labricks, playing a show at Sudwerk Brewing in DavisâJan 18, 6-9pm.
10 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Nathaniel Williams
C Stuart Hardwick
10 months ago
Whaddaya think guys, time for a reboot?
15
141
18
reposted by
Nathaniel Williams
Jordan S. Carroll đč
10 months ago
If you are starting to think about your nominations, Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right is eligible for a Hugo Award in Best Related Work.
2
19
5
I went to KC games each season growing up. The aura was nuts before they even became a winning team.
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
0
2
0
Happy Holidays to all!
11 months ago
1
3
0
reposted by
Nathaniel Williams
Seeking 15-minute papers for a prospective panel on franchise fiction, mass market books, and pulp at the American Literature Association conference in Boston, May 21-24, 2025. Please share.
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/12/...
loading . . .
cfp | call for papers
https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/12/02/the-place-of-franchises-in-american-literature
11 months ago
0
3
2
School break. Itâs nice not having to hustle the kids out for school this morning. Figuring out how to keep âem busy all day is a bit intimidating though.
11 months ago
0
1
0
Re: Black Doves. Any show with drummer Rat Scabies cameoing as an arms dealer gets a pass from me.
11 months ago
0
1
0
All finals graded, all grades calculated. Going to wait a day, just to have one more fresh glance at the numbers, before I hit submit.
11 months ago
0
0
0
Folks who teach Jesse James dime novels knowâŠ
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
5
1
reposted by
Nathaniel Williams
RandomWhiteGuy
11 months ago
We are 8 days from the end of quarter 2 & kids have started to ask. âWhat can I do get get my grade up?â My response⊠âYour work, as it was assigned in class.â âCan I turn it in now?â âNo, thatâs why we have rolling due dates.â âIs there extra credit?â âExtra implied you did the creditâŠâ
97
1231
71
Seeking 15-minute papers for a prospective panel on franchise fiction, mass market books, and pulp at the American Literature Association conference in Boston, May 21-24, 2025. Please share.
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/12/...
loading . . .
cfp | call for papers
https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/12/02/the-place-of-franchises-in-american-literature
11 months ago
0
3
2
Post the LAST sentence of your last article: The draft brought to the public in the Atlantic in 2001 may not the same manuscript as the one Twain presented to Howells in 1876, but rather the culmination of a lingering frustration with VerneâŠ
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
1
0
If you see this, post a knight.
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
1
0
For me, academic social media was always like listening in on colleagues in the break room while grabbing coffeeâan office interaction only know apocryphally on many campuses. In higher ed, you fend for yourself in terms of coffee. And the break roomâs been repurposed for storage.
12 months ago
0
1
0
Not sure who came up with this bit oâ wisdom⊠âYour real age is 70 minus the number of Coachella performers you recognize.â
12 months ago
0
1
0
Itâs that time of year when I have to tell students whoâve asked me to read drafts of every paper that⊠no, youâve got this, youâre smart, and you already know anything Iâd tell you about this one. My job is to make you not need me.
12 months ago
0
1
0
Students in first-year steampunk seminar have me watching Arcane. Itâs trope-y but throws nice narrative curveballs.
12 months ago
0
0
0
Weird sky coloring during this overcast Fall in Californiaâs Central Valley. (Midwest boy in me recalls heading for basement on days like this.)
12 months ago
0
0
0
you reached the end!!
feeds!
log in