Saw a comment on threads that using an em dash gives good brain snuggles. I will forever be chasing good brain snuggles.

We are asking the weather to do a lot of heavy lifting tonight.

If a cage match isn't your preferred way of recognizing America's 250th, know that there's impactful protest art being made and performed all across the DMV. That's the kind of fight I'm looking for. www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...

I enjoyed @lhistorienne.bsky.social ‘s book “Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay” so of course I had to listen to this episode. Currently reading “The Determined” by Rachel Rueckert, which, so far, is a good fictional complement to this discussion. open.spotify.com/episode/2AmC...

I’m currently doing a slow-read of Ronald Hutton’s “The Triumph of the Moon.” This discussion complements that reading nicely. #paganism #history open.spotify.com/episode/2TLp...

Reading a book about cephalopods and getting really frustrated w/ repeated tellings of the writer seemingly harassing the animals.

My flute group is working on Gariboldi 6 this week. Rough start tonight, ngl.

I love attending conferences in part because I always find myself surrounded by people who are doing truly connected and meaningful work. As a former PR hack, I've never really had that professional experience and I regret that.

Lots to choose from and the links are through @bookshop.org.

Read the book, then check out the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. St. Michaels and Oxford, MD have some really interesting history to explore. contingentmagazine.org/2024/05/19/o...

Jaws 3 is on. The movie that made young Michelle want to be a marine scientist. Still think about doing that someday.

Pro tip: Wear your glasses while making breakfast otherwise you might sprinkle ground cumin instead of ground cinnamon on your perfectly toasted sour dough.

Enjoyed this gem earlier today. lesbiansaremagic.substack.com/p/the-female...

This came with my sushi. 💙

Complementary fiction: The King’s Concubine - Anne O’Brien The Crownless Queen - Elizabeth Chadwick open.spotify.com/episode/4Ahd...

My apologies to the neighbors who were simply trying to enjoy a lovely afternoon on their deck. I had Jaws II on while I was working out and the blood curdling screams you heard coming from my house were teenagers being eaten by a shark. Should have kept the sliding door closed. My bad!

Looking for an Annapolis silversmith circa 1757. Found a furniture maker who died while helping construct a gallows. chipstone.org/article.php/...

I know we've been doing this for a very long time now, but sometimes it hits me so hard that this is really happening. I'll never understand the depravity of the people who could stop this and choose not to.

The Brits are doing America 250 and I’m not mad about it. open.spotify.com/episode/2UXI...

I silently scream this every damn day.

Repeatedly failed to log into a discussion group tonight. Tried everything and thought, oh sh*t, I’ve become so out of touch I can’t work technology. Turns out I can’t work a calendar. The discussion group is May 28th.

Just registered for this. It’s free (you can make a donation to the library) and it’s both in-person and virtual. Looking forward to the discussion.

This might be the one time a trash AI summary makes more sense than the original.

The way the conversation circles back to ‘remember the ladies’ at the end is simply poetic. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/2If5...

I listened to this for the dolphins, but ended up most excited about a middle-aged woman making a massive pivot in her life. I think about doing that all. the. time. open.spotify.com/episode/5d1e...

The birds start going wild at 4:30 am and my new favorite thing is to lay in bed for two hours listening to them sing.

🐙 Painted Octopus — By Lumen Street Theatre in Limerick 🇮🇪 This Is Clever (14 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/17/c...

Hungary giving us all inspiration to keep going.

In these stunning chromolithographs from 1851, Jean Baptiste Vérany realizes his ambition — to accurately render “the suppleness of the flesh, the grace of the contours, the transparency and the coloring” of cephalopods: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/verany-cephalopods

Checking into Bluesky to see we’re discussing the Avignon Papacy, which I haven’t thought about since that Medieval History 101 class from 1991.

Rachel Carson’s “The Sea Around Us” was a beach read for me years ago. I still remember the brilliant sun reflecting off the easy ocean waves and feeling like the book was coming to life. Looking forward to this museum in my neighborhood. www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

Morning history reading.

All the Maryland literary and revolutionary gliterrati. baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/poe-...

It took me a couple of attempts to get through this simply b/c I would get so angry I would have to step away for a sec. What enrages me the most…I know people IRL who support what the trump regime is doing. B/c according to them, history became too complicated. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Picked up this book from @carpelibrum.bsky.social . Arrived fast and in pristine condition. I’m going to save it for this summer when I’m at the beach…in Stone Harbor.

All I'm saying is if it happens today, tomorrow's No Kings rallies could be champagne-soaked celebrations.

Beware Maritime Monsters ! #grotesque

My family never misses a summer in Stone Harbor. Just purchased this book to read while I’m there.

Running for almost 40 years, Harris’s List was an annual digest aimed at reviewing and cataloguing sex workers in 18th-century London, a bizarre melange of travel guides, yellow pages, and cheap erotica: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/harris-list-of-covent-garden-ladies

Sunshine, iced coffee, and a book. Attitude fully adjusted.

I especially appreciated the discussion about the challenges (rewards) of writing historical fiction and the choices novelists make. open.spotify.com/episode/1s9E...

Have you called your House Rep to #FundLibraries yet? We know calling your elected officials can be intimidating - that's why we've made the process quick and simple. Head to ala.org/showup and urge Congress to support library funding in next year's federal budget!

Continuing to play catch up… publicdomainreview.org/essay/flower...

On the road to independence. (Actually, on the train to NY and catching up on all the substacks.) open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

I always find myself rooting for Katherine and John of Gaunt. open.substack.com/pub/helencar...

Journals / diaries are such an intimate window into the past. I often ask people to consider keeping a journal so future historians can continue to study our “shared humanity that crosses centuries.” Take a moment for this sad and lovely article. ageofrevolutions.com/2026/03/02/h...

Couldn't wait to get my eyes on this article since I'm currently dipping my toes in historical fiction. Nadler nails it when he says he's not looking to document history but to present what the lived experience might have been like. That's why we #histfic. contingentmagazine.org/2026/02/27/w...

In my ears at the gym. Pairs nicely with kettlebells. #histgym open.spotify.com/episode/6RlX...

Back in business ⚓️ 🆚: @pwhlcharge.bsky.social ⏰: 2:00 PM ET 📍: TD Place 📺: NESN, NESN+

Finally got to attend a @thepwhl.com game live last night. So much fun and the vibes were divine. Hey DC - get a team and send my the STH package.