Has there been any linguistic research into the arthrous/anarthrous distinction between American and British English usage? E.g. "in [the] hospital", "in [the] future", etc.

Welp, looks like my external hard drive has died, exactly eight months after the warranty expired 😐 Thanks, Seagate. No, it's fine, I'm sure I won't need those 2000+ articles, WIP backups, rpg pdfs...

One of the most rewarding parts of doing serious philological research is getting to sometimes write lines like "ass-legged cannibal women" with a completely straight face.

Once again, @yaelrice.bsky.social and I published this article in 2020 so that no one ever has to debunk this vile nonsense point-by-point ever again. As we write (see the next post in this thread)... hyperallergic.com/604897/how-s...

Final reminder, then I'll shut up about it! 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery, a treasure trove of TTRPG adventure frames inspired by the culture, folklore, magic, and politics of Elizabethan England (six of which I wrote!), is fully funded, but you have less than 48 hours to get it for just $15!

This book has been far more useful than I expected, and I regret not ordering it as soon as it was released.

We're in our final week, and just short of the stretch goal for 10 more original illustrations!

Today's work is formatting text and footnotes for a Secret Project™ while listening to Vox Vulgaris, _The Shape of Medieval Music to Come_ voxvulgaris.bandcamp.com/album/the-sh...

It's official, so you should officially consider donating to your local food bank or similar resource right now, if you're able.

Stretch goal unlocked! Our #TTRPG sourcebook 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery is 150% funded on Kickstarter! A treasury of narrative focused adventure plots grounded in the history and folklore of Renaissance England. Back now to help us reach the next goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

I had the honor to contribute to this awesome collection of system-agnostic one-shots alongside talented creators like @chrishopper.bsky.social and @timothyferguson.bsky.social. @shewstone.bsky.social poured so much work and thought into this tome - check it out!

So, I coauthored a book of RPGs scenarios based on Elizabethan folklore. More commentary in the Kickstarter's page from the editor and coauthors. It's useful in most fantasy based settings, although my stories in particular lean toward urban settings.

A brief vignette of the Colonial American intellectual milieu; or, "when your square friend gives you a good-natured ribbing for your weird hobby":

Since every comedic actor of a certain age gets a documentary after they die now i think it's important we establish that the dan aykroyd one should be no shorter than 6 hours, one episode of which is entirely dedicated to his relationship to fairies and magic

There are actual spells in the Greek magical papyri (<400 CE) for doing almost *exactly* this.

The campaign for the compiled book of Populated Hexes Monthly, Year Four is now live. We're raising funds for new art and an offset version of the book. You can check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi... #ttrpg #dnd #osr #hexcrawl

🗣️ PLEASE SHARE 🗣️ I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator! spot.fund/dn8t744sc

Honestly, I really don't care what anyone does to the East Wing — the building that stood there was younger than my grandparents. What's infuriating is the fact that $250 million is being spent on redecorating while SNAP benefits are being cut off for millions of Americans, to name just one outrage.

I mean, you should not be citing primary sources *you have not seen* without saying "Cited in." 🗃️ It is hella annoying when people cite sources I found & translated from an archival source - while using *my translation & not mentioning me*. So I don't want my students to do that to others!

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Ah, there's my people.

🎧 Today’s show is a heartfelt send-off to our friend & co-host, Terry Robinson. Adam, Bryce, Charles, Josh, & Pooka share stories, followed by messages from the community and words from Joseph. You can also grab the free Book of Tributes PDF. Listen magethepodcast.com/memorial-for...

Have raised this a few times in articles and directly with a few state-level electeds. If they aren’t already gaming out how to lead tax protests, they’re falling behind. Logistically complicated, but not impossible.

_101 Tales of Magic and Mystery_ has funded 🎉 But we've still got 20 days and 9 stretch goals to go! So, for each of the next 6 days, I'm going to share a super condensed (<300 character) summary of one of the 6 adventure frames I wrote for the book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/she... 🧵 1/x

Happy John Brown’s Raid day to all who celebrate

Game masters, what #TTRPG do you run where you could use narrative-focused adventure plots from this book? @marklawford.bsky.social @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social @timothyferguson.bsky.social @bjohnsonfreelance.bsky.social @chrishopper.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

I'm usually pretty meh about the provenance of manuscripts, and in general about 16th C printed books... But Ott.lat.1902 is the copy of Copernicus that was owned, read, an annotated by Tycho Brahe, and has his notes about orbital mechanics bound in at the end. digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Ott...

Giorgio Anselmi, 14th-15th century astrologer, physician, music theorist, university lecturer, and magician. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio...

_101 Tales of Magic and Mystery_, a sourcebook of adventure frames for fantastical TTRPG storytelling in Elizabethan England from @shewstone.bsky.social, is just $90 away from funding! That's only six more basic-tier pledges! www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

Praying mantis ootheca (egg capsule), filled with ~300 of next year's brood (most of whom will probably eat each other shortly after hatching).

Shameless plug for any TTRPG writers, players, readers... And actually, for anyone reading and writing fantasy. I've authored 50 of the 101 tales in this kickstarter and would love it if you could take a look and help us hit the target. www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

"This intervention into consensual space of a discourse utterly orthogonal to hegemonic norms is characteristic of [spirit] possession.... Smith observes that possession is effectively '…a structure of resistance, a rift in the psychological, social, and political fabric of society'."

(also, I did write six of the adventures in this book, so if you've enjoyed my nonfiction writing on history and/or magic, you might like this too!)

The Fair Folk (faeries) beguile travelers into their hollow hills. Ghosts haunt the moors and castles. Foreign spies plot the downfall of the Tudor Dynasty. #TTRPG adventure plots inspired by the history and folklore of Renaissance England. Live on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

A very in-depth visual review of Dr. Alexander Cummins and my _Black Raven_ on the Foolish Fish channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcv...

Good afternoon! I am super excited to share that the Kickstarter for _101 Tales of Magic and Mystery_, a sourcebook of adventure frames for the Magonomia roleplaying game, has just launched. www.kickstarter.com/projects/she... 1/x

LIVE on Kickstarter - 101 Tales of Magic and Mystery! A treasury of #TTRPG adventure plots rooted in the history and folklore of Renaissance England! Rich atmosphere, narrative focused, rules-light, easily adaptable to any fantasy campaign. Only $15! www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

kickstarter.com/projects/shews… I have a lot of content in this one, so excuse my bias... This is a genuinely fantastic resource. Literally, 101 TTRPG scenarios ready to go for most fantasy-set games. Written for Magonomia, using the Fate engine, but absolutely adaptable straight off the page.

Good afternoon! I am super excited to share that the Kickstarter for _101 Tales of Magic and Mystery_, a sourcebook of adventure frames for the Magonomia roleplaying game, has just launched. www.kickstarter.com/projects/she... 1/x

Really hoping I live long enough to see high school history textbooks covering this shit in their treatment of the Second American Civil War.

The time has come for blue states to establish state-run escrow accounts for businesses and individuals wishing to have their federal tax payments impounded until this nonsense ends

Peaceful protest against fascists accomplishes two things: -It allows authorities to identify protestors -It injures protestors It does nothing else. You can't protest a fascist regime. Your country has gone beyond where law or public opinion can change it. Now or later, it will be violence.

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025. Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan. Legacy media failed the country.

Ashe County conscript W.H. Younce repeatedly deserted. "I cannot and will not fight for a government that seeks to enslave me, and whose cornerstone is slavery." His last desertion saw him gather 25 other deserters. They promptly turned to fighting the confederacy: www.ourstate.com/deserters-ou...

Ah yes, everyone's favorite, Clanbook Tremere.

See also the latest episode of Glitch Bottle, featuring an interview with Dr. Sofer, whose work underpins much of this reevaluation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOa7...

OK, I keep thinking about this, so tell me why I'm wrong. Thesis: There is an unintended, perhaps unrecognized, tension within the design of Vampire: the Masquerade. While the aesthetic clearly evokes "the gothic", in all its foreboding, grotesquerie, and romanticization, 1/x

The latest episode of the What Magic Is This? podcast touches upon recent advances in the historical study of Solomonic magic, and how our understanding of the practice and its transmission can be nuanced by a close text-critical analysis of the available sources.

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