Do you have an idea for a short article (~2000-3000 words) on early American history/literature/art/material culture before 1900? We are accepting submissions at Commonplace or please reach out to me with a pitch or questions. More info below:🗃️ commonplace.online/article/subm...

Had a most ~disagreeable~ afternoon, so this is much better. 🥱🫖💤

Thrilled to return my author’s agreement for my chapter—𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆: 𝗭𝘂𝗺𝘄𝗮𝗹𝘁, 𝗭-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲—in an edited volume from @usni.org, forthcoming in 2026. 🥹📖🖊️⚓️💪🏼

I'll add that soon, we'll also be posting the course's syllabus / reading list; we're working on an online version.

Half marathon this morning along the D.C. canal in my new post-McMullen USNA merch. #BeatArmy

Thank you for the live-action shot of me at #McMullen2025, Mark! hope everyone who attended—standing room only!!—enjoyed our panel on damage control. I plan to do *something* with The [Twenty] Tragedies of Scuttlebum: The Navy’s Damage Control Caricature, so stay tuned!

I ran into Dr. Ed Marolda (whose work I low-key fangirl over) at #McMullen2025, and he told me that my chapter in the forthcoming volume 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮 𝘞𝘢𝘳 required **no edits** 🥹 He hopes @usni.org will release the volume in 2026. 📖 I can’t wait.

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all. Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery. I salute you, sir! 🫡

I wanna die. 🥵🏃🏼‍♀️💨 But I did it. 🏅 *and* First Place Women’s Age Group 30-39! 🥇

Midday race in mid-September. I may regret this. 🥵

#GrabbyHands #Need

01:55:22 🏃🏼‍♀️💨 Let’s goooooooo!!! 🏅 Mt. Vernon’s #GeorgeWashingtonPatriotRun Beat last year’s time by 4 minutes and 32 seconds in the muthafuckin rain!

There are some really phenomenal military historians listed here—all of whom I admire. 🤩 Thanks for the shout out, @nhledbetter.bsky.social!

Tending to my #UrbanJungle today. This is but one of many microjungles in my apartment. 🌿🌱🪴🍃

Welp. I did the thing! 🏅🏃🏼‍♀️💨 And I was only 8 seconds slower than last year—my stomach was *not* having the pre-race navel orange, chocolate chewy granola bar, *and* GU in 91% humidity—so I’m taking this win. 💪🏼 #Annapolis10MileRun

In case you’re wondering where I am today:

Crickets over cicadas. 🦗🎶🛌

Love me a bit of Sade.

Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement? Me: Definitely. How specific can we get? Publisher: As specific as you like.

Puppy on a boat

I hit 60 lbs. down today ~and~ crawling, sauntering, walking, jogging, running, and sprinting over 7,000 miles since I started this journey in August 2020. 💪🏼

👇🏼 The comments are 🧑‍🍳😘

Not the greatest photo, but I just ran 6.2 miles so that tracks. 🏃🏼‍♀️💨 Finished the Fireworks 10K at Burke Lake Park in 1:13:22 for an 11-minute-and-49-second mile. 🎆🏅🎇 I really need to work on pacing; I’m terrible at it. #Runners: any suggestions for pacing?

Next time you visit York, take note of this carving of a plague doctor outside York Minster Cathedral. It was recently carved out of magnesian limestone to replace figures eroded by time, as part of the ongoing restoration of the East Front. I love this little fellow.

This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.

I definitely jumped to conclusions when I first saw this NARA announcement, especially in the current environment. But after talking to a few people and reading the full announcement on the website, it might be best for us to wait for more information before we panic. www.archives.gov/college-park

🚨 UPDATE! 🚨 The red banner identifying the archives would be closed to the public effective 7 JUL was removed from the NARA II website. What this means, I do not know. Be vigilant, researcher friends. 🫂

NARA College Park will close to the general public effective 7 JUL 2025. “This building holds in trust the records of our national life and symbolizes our faith in the permanency of our national institutions.” Contact your congresspeople via the switchboard and demand it remain open: 202-224-3121

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 143 On leaving the nest for the first time female #bumblebee workers thoroughly survey the surrounding landscape on long looping exploratory flights; stopping often to ‘sample’ #flowers until they discover a favourite patch. #bees #nature 🐝🌍

Ahhhhh. Oppressive humidity. I did not miss you. 🥵🌫️

A distraction from—well—everything: I grew this Alocasia Wentii bébé from a corm! These solid round structures grow from the adult/mature plant, pulling away energy. So, if you notice your plant has stunted growth, check the roots! I popped the corm in moistened soil and put it under a grow light.

That image is 100% absolutely a combination of sweat and mist. Despite the humidity and the mist, I earned 2nd place in my age group! 🥈💪🏼🏃🏼‍♀️💨🥵 #SemperFi #FathersDay #10K #BishopsEvents

To every dad out there:

the 8 a.m. Sunday conference panel

Who else is on the insomnia bus this morning? 🙋🏼‍♀️

Some of y'all can't handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows

Happy #GlobalRunningDay to all runners, walkers, and crawlers! 🏃🏼‍♀️💨

🗞️🐈‍⬛💤

Nora’s work on memory and identity is foundational for anyone studying or involved in public history, myself included. Dors bien, monsieur.

This Garden SUCCs, care of Mountain Crest Gardens out of Ft. Jones, CA. 🪴💦 🌱🪏 Not sponsored (but could be lol).

"Natalie Shibley's innovative article 'Policing Venereal Disease at Fort Huachuca, 1941–1945' provides a window onto an important and understudied area of U.S. history, contributing to our understanding of the history of African Americans in World War II and of the U.S. Army."

I was grateful to contribute insight on oral history projects with talented oral historians—Angela Riotto, Jessica Sheets, and Kate Tietzen-Wisdom—from Defense Security Cooperation University, Marine Corps, and CMH, respectively.

“Niceness is good manners, & stopping to give someone directions, & smiling at the overworked cashier at the supermarket. . . Niceness is all about what we do when other people are looking. Kindness, on the other hand, runs deep. Kindness is what happens when no one’s looking” (127).

Off to the Pentagon this morning to meet some historians with the Joint History Research Office. 📚🖊️

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